Proof of Age Standards Scheme

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Proof of Age Standards Scheme

Company type	Community interest company
Industry	Photo identification issuer accreditation
Founded	2001; 23 years ago (2001) in United Kingdom
Area served	United Kingdom
Key people	Kate Nicholls, Miles Beale, Andrew Chevis, Anna Bennett
Website	pass-scheme.org.uk

PASS (the Proof of Age Standards Scheme) is a government-backed scheme in the UK that gives citizens a valid and accepted form of proof of age identification. The scheme is supported by the Home Office, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) and the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC). It acts as an umbrella system: it does not itself issue identification cards, but various proof of age card schemes operate under the PASS umbrella, and issue cards which bear a PASS hologram as proof of authenticity and validity.