Text for CQS CPMS Policy
CQS Policy: Verifying the Identity of Solicitors/Licensed Conveyancer
Purchase this policy: Mortgage and Property Fraud Prevention Policy
- Change date
- 21/03/2024
- Word count
- 779
- Deployment measure
- 7/10
Rationale
Verifying the identity of solicitors/licensed conveyancer may be something that firms do in practice, but yet, often is absent in policies. This wording, to be adapted on a firm-by-firm basis, sets out the importance of such checks and outlines the various steps necessary.
Identity theft and bogus law firms are very serious and growing threats to us. Firms have had millions of pounds stolen by fraudsters impersonating law firms and lawyers. When you
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