Anyone who becomes a director of a UK company for the first time, from autumn 2025 (or whenever the IDV rules come into force) will have to have had their ID verified before their appointment is notified to Companies House and before they can act as a director. This also applies to incorporations of new companies which will not be possible unless the first directors of the new company have had their ID verified. The IDV will, in the vast majority of cases, be a one-off requirement and will not need to be repeated when, for example, a passport is renewed. Companies House will be able to ask a director to re-verify their ID in circumstances where they suspect, for example, that the evidence presented is false.