Third Party Details
Completing this application for yourself? - select NO to the first question and continue.
Completing the application on behalf of someone else? - select YES and provide your personal details as asked. For the rest of the form you must enter the details of the person you're completing the application for.
Personal Information
Enter your details as directed. If you have any middle name(s) you must enter these, particularly if they appear on your identity documents, e.g. passport, driving licence, birth certificate, etc.
Any missing information in this section may significantly delay the processing of your criminal record check.
Driving licences (Channel Islands and Northern Ireland)
Driving licence numbers issued in Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man, and Northern Ireland are in a different format to the rest of the UK and will not be recognised by this box. Please answer NO - you will still be able to provide your driving licence later on as part of the ID check.
Driving licences (Rest of the UK)
English, Welsh, and Scottish driving licence numbers contain information about a person's forename, middle name, surname, sex, and date of birth. This information is written in a special format that is matched against the information an applicant provides on the application form.
If a driving licence number is not being accepted, this means the personal details you have entered on the application (forename, middle name, surname, date of birth, and gender) do not match the details on your driving licence.
You will need to re-check the information you have entered in the forename, middle name, surname, date of birth, and gender boxes and ensure it is correct before re-entering the driving licence number again.
If your licence number is still not being accepted, contact the person who asked you to start this application for further assistance.
An English, Welsh, or Scottish driving licence number for the Christine Josephine Robinson, born 2 July 1975, would be formatted as follows:
|
R |
O |
B |
I |
N |
7 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
C |
J |
9 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
|
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
M |
M |
D |
D |
Y |
I |
I |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
N = 1st five letters of the surname (if the surname begins MAC or MC it is treated as MC for all)
Y = Year of birth
M = Month of birth (for females, the first M will have the value 5 added to the first digit, for example, a female born in November (i.e., 11) would display ‘61’ in the MM boxes
D = Day of the month of birth
I = Initial letter of the forename and middle name - if the applicant has no middle name, then 9 will replace the second letter.
C = Computer generated
Page last updated: 02 June 2025