From: "Alex" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance uk.legal
Subject: Re: Getting a new identity & a new credit history
Date: 3 Jan 2007 13:35:50 GMT

At 13:14:57 on 03/01/2007, Ronald Raygun delighted uk.legal by
announcing:

> Tumbleweed wrote:
> 
> > "ThePunisher"  wrote in message
> > news:5wvmh.7961$696.2284@newsfe7-win.ntli.net...
> > 
> >> Too much trouble, do this, look up the deaths and find a baby who
> died >> just after birth around the same time you were born, send
> away for a copy >> of his birth cert and Bob's your uncle.
> > 
> > I thought that loophole was plugged years ago?
> 
> How?

One would hope they at least peruse the register of deaths as part of
their checks.

However, I note that the UKPA states that "Birth certificates are not
conclusive proof of identity, and we may therefore ask you to provide
additional evidence to establish your identity, for example a driving
licence, medical card, National Insurance card or Benefit book."

DVLA will check your ID with IPS if you have a 'digital' passport.
Otherwise they require a full passport and/or birth certificate (or
other docs if you're not British).

For a NI number DWP may require a passport, birth certificate, driving
licence (or other docs).

Bit circular, isn't it, and the common underlying document is?