1. Extra assurance about employees
When you verify identity, you:
Gain additional confidence that the person you are hiring is genuine
Reduce the risk of impersonation, fraud, or misrepresentation
This supports safer and more reliable hiring decisions.
2. Confidence in other pre-employment checks
If you carry out other pre-employment checks (for example, DBS checks, Adverse Credit Checks, or right to work checks), identity checking helps you:
Ensure the results belong to the correct individual
Avoid situations where a check result is accidentally matched to the wrong person
By confirming identity first, you make all your other screening results more accurate and trustworthy.