Preparing for your online assessment centre

Before a suitable date for your online assessment centre can be confirmed you will need to upload proof of your appropriate qualification.

What to have with you during your OAC

  • Proof of ID, this must be photographic.
  • Evidence of your appropriate qualification or equivalent.

Please note your proof of qualification must match what you uploaded prior to scheduling your OAC.

Documentation

If following your OAC you are successful and are subsequently made a provisional offer of employment, you will be asked to provide proof of right to work, ID and address. Proof of right to work will be verified using Identity Document Validation Technology (IDVT).

IDVT is a form of technology operated for the purpose of verifying the identity of a person, whereby a digital copy of a physical document relating to that person is produced for verification of the document’s validity, and whether that person is the rightful holder of the document. To use this service, you must have a valid in date British or Irish passport (including passport cards) or share code and a Biometric passport that meets the ICAO specifications for e-passports, or EU/EEA biometric ID Cards that follow EC 2252/2004.

If you are unable to meet the criteria to use the IDVT service, you will receive separate instructions to have your documents verified in person. At the onboarding stage, you will be asked to upload your documentation directly into the application portal.

You must provide 1 proof of right to work document and 3 proof of ID and address documents.

To see a full breakdown of all documentation options download our pre-employment guidance document.

Proof of Right to Work

To work in the Civil Service, you must evidence you have valid and current right to work in the UK and Eligibility to be a Civil Servant by presenting 1 document from the relevant list below:

Proof of ID and Address Documentation

Once you have passed the online assessment centre, you will need to provide 3 appropriate forms of identification as part of your pre-employment checks.

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All documents must be in your current name. One of the documents must verify your current address, one must include a photograph and one must include your date of birth.

Please note EEA Passports can only be used as proof of ID and are no longer accepted as a proof of Right to Work unless endorsed to show the holder is allowed to stay in the UK and carry out the work in question.