C0013 - Applicant ID Verification System

The verification process is a key part of our funding controls. - Every contact that is listed on an application recommended for funding is required to go through our verification check process. - The check helps to protect the Fund from the risk of fraud by checking that the contact listed on our application forms for funding exist and whether the contacts are listed on the national fraud database (Cifas). - The person verification process is designed to look at whether anyone awarded National Lottery funding exist using key personal data from each contact (full name, date of birth and personal address) and checking this against external data bases (e.g., credit, electoral roll, birth r…