In joint guidance published by HM Treasury and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), officials clarified that DVS certified under the UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) and listed on the DVS Register can satisfy identity verification obligations set out in Regulation 28 of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017. The confirmation provides long-awaited regulatory certainty for organisations required to conduct customer due diligence, spanning financial services, legal, property, gambling and other regulated sectors.