The Document Checking Service: trialling online passport validity checks
Posted by:
Benjamin Mortimer and Alex Wilson - Senior Developer and Tech Lead for Digital Identity, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
Digital engagement, GOV.UK One Login
![A GOV.UK page called "The Document Checking Service pilot".](https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2020/11/document-checking-service-pilot-v2-620x413.jpg)
For the first time, government is making real-time passport validity checks available to the private sector. The time-limited Document Checking Service (DCS) pilot has launched with a small group of participants in order to investigate how government can support the growing digital identity market.