Director & PSC checks will be a requirement from 18 November 2025 as part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA). Inform Direct provides accountants a process to check clients via Bright Checks.
The facility to complete checks for clients is limited to those which are Authorised corporate service providers (ACSPs). Your ACSP number can be recorded under the Account tab.
For further details on sending a check, see How to send an identity check request.
While a check is pending completion, an icon will appear next to the director/PSC record, as shown below.
Completion of the check by the individual will update Inform Direct. You will be able to see confirmation of this via the below methods:
1. An email will be sent as notification that it has been completed.
2. The icon will appear as below once failed instead of pending.
3. A notification is also raised on the company dashboard to confirm that the check has failed. The blue arrow will open a PDF summary of the check.
Note: The PDF is also accessible via the Officers/PSCs tab by selecting the yellow pencil next to the individual.
Overriding a check result:
There may be cases where the check result can be overridden. For further details, please see our guide How to override a failed identity check result.