Get your basic disclosure certificate verified
If you need to, you can get your basic disclosure certificate verified or confirmed as genuine. You may need to do this:
- to work or live abroad
- to apply for a visa
- for another legal purpose
Get your certificate stamped and signed
To get your disclosure certificate verified, you must first get it stamped and signed by Disclosure Scotland. There is no charge for this service.
Send your certificate to:
Operations Manager
Disclosure Scotland
PO Box 250
Glasgow
G51 1YU
You must include:
- a letter asking for your certificate to be stamped and signed
- your basic disclosure certificate
- a stamped addressed envelope for your certificate to be returned to you
You must include a stamped addressed envelope with your request so Disclosure Scotland can send your stamped and signed certificate back to you. They will not accept courier envelopes.
Disclosure Scotland usually sends certificates back the same day they receive them, but they do not guarantee this.
You should check exactly what it is you need with whoever asked you to get your certificate approved. Getting your certificate stamped and signed by Disclosure Scotland may be enough for you to prove it's genuine and a valid original.
Get your certificate legalised
Once your certificate has been stamped and signed by Disclosure Scotland, you can then get it legalised by the Legalisation Office if you need to. This is sometimes called getting an 'apostille' for your certificate.
Visit GOV.UK to find out how to get your certificate legalised by the Legalisation Office and how much it costs.
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