Letter to Directors Regarding ID Verification 
The Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) introduces an identity verification regime. Directors will need to be ID verified to act under the provisions of the ECCTA and there will be potential civil and criminal penalties for failure to do so.
It will no longer be possible to register an appointment of a director at Companies House nor for that director to act, until they have been ID verified. Existing directors will also need to be ID verified to continue to act and there are also new rules for corporate directors.
This template letter from a company to its directors, outlines in broad terms the ID verification regime. This should enable directors to understand what the regime is, the timescales involved and the steps that both they and the company need to undertake in preparation.
Companies House has (October 2024) issued its intended implementation timetable for much of the rest of the ECCTA that is not yet in force; this includes the identity verification regime. The regime will commence in Spring 2025 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2026. This letter has been updated to reflect this proposed timetable and the transition period that will see more than 7 million people going through enhanced checks. Given the intended timeline, for companies that have not already done so, communicating with directors is now a matter of some importance and urgency. This letter is a good starting point.
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