431.The section enables the CRB (and disclosure bodies in Scotland and Northern Ireland) to check passports and driving licences presented by applicants in order to verify their identity. It creates a statutory gateway to enable the disclosure bodies to access information held by the UK Passport Agency, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland and also the database of National Insurance numbers maintained by the Department for Work and Pensions. It gives effect to recommendation 23 of the report of the Bichard Inquiry.
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