United Kingdom
Association of Digital Verification Professionals
The ADVP is a trade body representing U.K. and EEA based companies involved in the electronic validation of documents. The ADVP represents businesses that carry out electronic validation of identity documents. It was formed in January 2018 with the stated mission to promote the wider use of risk based electronic validation of identity documents across the public and private sectors.
Association of Digital Verification Professionals Biometrics News
Common ground on UK digital ID allows stakeholders to reframe discussion
The UK government’s plans for a national digital identity scheme have proved divisive, but a civil discussion between representatives of…
| Dec 15, 2025 | ADVP leveling up in 2026 as it aims to lead the narrative on UK digital identityThe Association of Digital Verification Professionals (ADVP) has released its 2025 AGM Report, reflecting on a year of significant change… |
| Dec 12, 2025 | ADVP, Tony Blair Institute debate UK digital ID plans: Biometric Update podcastTwo distinct sides have emerged in the debate over how to implement digital identity in the UK. One says a… |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Dialogue between UK government, digital identity providers gets restart next weekChief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones will meet with UK digital identity providers next Tuesday, December 2 for… |
| Nov 26, 2025 | First official cost estimate for UK gov’t digital ID plan: £1.8B over 3 yearsA provisional estimate for the cost of the UK’s national digital ID system pegs it at £1.8 billion (approximately US$2.4… |
| Nov 7, 2025 | ADVP steps up to defend UK DIATF as new digital ID scheme threatens to ditch itThe Association of Document Verification Professionals (ADVP) has issued an open letter to the Secretary of State for the Cabinet… |
| May 26, 2025 | Biometric Update Podcast connects with ADVPIn this episode of the Biometric Update Podcast, host Joel McConvey talks to representatives from the Association of Document Verification… |
| May 14, 2025 | Oops! UK government says sorry for the mix-up with wallet announcementUK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle has reportedly apologized to the biometrics and digital identity… |
| May 12, 2025 | Secretary of state to attend this week’s meeting between UK govt, digital ID industryThis week, the UK government is having a face-to-face with industry trade groups representing the digital identity sector – the… |
| May 8, 2025 | ADVP advocates for digital ID firms stuck between big tech and govt walletsThe Association of Digital Verification Professionals (ADVP) flies a little under the radar. The UK trade association has members who… |
| May 8, 2025 | Digital ID trade associations muster to confront govt over wallet warsMembers of the Association of Document Verification Professionals (ADVP), TechUK and Age Verification Providers’ Association (AVPA) have met ahead of… |
| May 8, 2025 | Ofcom poised to enforce kids codesA recent meeting of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee saw Dame Melanie Dawes, head of UK regulator Ofcom, field… |
| Apr 22, 2025 | UK groups call for government digital ID plan overhaul, limits for Gov.ukUK digital identity industry groups are asking for the Gov.uk digital wallet and One Login single sign-on service to be… |
