Digital ID, such as mobile driving licences or apps like Yoti and CitizenCard Digital, is widely accepted for age verification of most age-restricted items and services in the UK, except for alcohol, where the Licensing Act 2003 typically requires physical ID (e.g.,...
UK laws, including the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 and Crime and Policing Act 2025, require robust age verification for delivering restricted products such as knives, alcohol, tobacco, and vapes. Couriers and staff at retail collection points (e.g., lockers, stores)...
Already, individual providers offer a verify-once, use-many-times solution; so if you access a website that works with the same age verification provider for a site where you’ve already proven your age, you will usually not need to repeat the process. In addition,...
A key distinction of age verification, as opposed to identification, is that it is not always necessary to know the identity of an individual when you conduct an age check. As people become more careful about sharing personal data, being able to prove your age without...
It is widely accepted that what is illegal in the real world should also be illegal online. Many of our existing laws include age-restrictions. The most common examples where we require proof of age are the purchase of alcohol, fireworks, cigarettes, knives,...
