GOV.UK Verify
Universal Credit not working with Spanish identities
Monitoring - Universal Credit cannot be used with eIDAS identities from Spain: this is a long-term issue with no expected resolution in the near future.
Jun 3, 10:59 BST

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Uptime over the past 90 days. View historical uptime.
Certified companies / identity providers Operational
90 days ago
93.31 % uptime
Today
Barclays Operational
DigIdentity Operational
Experian Operational
Post Office ? Operational
Secure Identity Operational
European Union identity providers (UK eIDAS connector) ? Operational
90 days ago
93.31 % uptime
Today
Document Checking Service ? Operational
DVLA Operational
Passport Office Operational
DVA ? Operational
eIDAS German Middleware Operational
eIDAS UK Proxy ? Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
GOV.UK Verify Operational
Operational
Degraded Performance
Partial Outage
Major Outage
Maintenance
Major outage
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No downtime recorded on this day.
No data exists for this day.
had a major outage
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No incidents or maintenance related to this downtime.

Scheduled Maintenance
Document Checking Service: HMPO Scheduled Maintenance Aug 8, 22:00 - Aug 9, 00:00 BST
Hello,

HMPO plans to carry out essential maintenance between 10pm and midnight GMT 08/08/2020.

During this time, users will not be able to check passport data. So new GOV.UK Verify users will not be able to register using a passport.

All other services will be operational.

Regards,

James Howes
GOV.UK Verify team
Posted on Aug 5, 10:17 BST
Past Incidents
Aug 5, 2020

No incidents reported today.

Aug 4, 2020

No incidents reported.

Aug 3, 2020

No incidents reported.

Aug 2, 2020

No incidents reported.

Aug 1, 2020

No incidents reported.

Jul 31, 2020

No incidents reported.

Jul 30, 2020
Experian maintenance 00:10 - 01:10 BST 30/07/2020 - minimal disruption
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jul 30, 01:10 BST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jul 30, 00:10 BST
Scheduled - Experian will be undertaking scheduled maintenance during this period.
Jul 24, 13:58 BST
Jul 29, 2020
IMPORTANT: DVLA/DVA Document Checking Service is unavailable
Resolved - Hello,

We have resolved the issue that affected DCS checking of driving licences today, and full service has been restored.

I’m sorry for the impact that this has had on your users and the service you provide, and the problems this has caused for your team.

Making sure the Document Checking Service is constantly available and robust is our priority and we’ll be doing everything we can to minimise the possibility of outage in the future. We will now start looking into why and how this happened.

The quickest way to get help is to email us or to let us know how this incident has affected you, please contact via idasupport@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk.

Regards,

Benjamin Gill

GOV.UK Verify team
Jul 29, 11:39 BST
Identified - Hello,

We are aware of and investigating a problem with the GOV.UK Verify Document Checking Service that prevents checking of GB (DVLA) and NI (DVA) driving licences.

Users are still able to check passports. GOV.UK Verify users who already have an identity are unaffected.

We have identified the problem and are working on a fix. We are looking into this as a matter of urgency and we will update you as soon as we know more.

Regards,

Benjamin Gill

GOV.UK Verify team
Jul 29, 11:25 BST
IMPORTANT: Verify Manage certificates is currently experiencing intermittent issues
Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Jul 29, 11:22 BST
Investigating - Hello,

We are aware of and investigating a problem with GOV.UK Verify Manage certificates

Service can't sometimes not be reached and at other times it can

- Users can only access the service intermittently to sign-in or verify

We’re looking into this as a matter of urgency and will update you as soon as we know more.

Regards,

Olakunle Jegede

GOV.UK Verify team
Jul 29, 09:37 BST
Jul 28, 2020
IMPORTANT: HMRC Services users currently passing through authentication but on clicking subsequent service is unavailable
Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Jul 28, 17:54 BST
Update - We are continuing to investigate this issue.
Jul 28, 16:52 BST
Investigating - Hello,

A technical issue has been identified at HMRC. This is causing an issue for people accessing HMRC services through GOV.UK verify.
Users are currently passing through authentication but on clicking subsequent service is unavailable, with nothing to view

HMRC are currently working on this issue and a further update will be posted.
Jul 28, 16:51 BST
Jul 27, 2020

No incidents reported.

Jul 26, 2020

No incidents reported.

Jul 25, 2020

No incidents reported.

Jul 24, 2020

No incidents reported.

Jul 23, 2020

No incidents reported.

Jul 22, 2020
IMPORTANT: DVA Document Checking Service is currently unavailable.
Resolved - Hello,

DVA has resolved the connection issue with GOV.UK Verify DCS. DCS user are now able to verify Northern Ireland driving licenses again.

Regards,

Kerr Rainey

GOV.UK Verify team
Jul 22, 17:51 BST
Identified - The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
Jul 22, 14:16 BST
Update - Hello,

DVA is actively working on the issue of users being unable to verify Northern Ireland Driving Licences.

We believe the issue has been identified and a fix is currently in progress.

Users who are already verified and using the service to sign-in will not be impacted.

Fixing this issue is our priority and we are doing everything we can to resolve it as quickly as possible.

We’ll continue to update you as we know more, and we’ll let you know as soon as the problem has been resolved.

We’re sorry for the inconvenience that this has caused to your users and your team.

If you need to contact us for help or anything else, please email us via idasupport@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk

Regards,

Chris Clayson

GOV.UK Verify team
Jul 22, 14:16 BST
Investigating - Hello,

We are aware of and investigating a problem with the DVA Document Checking Service.

- Users are unable to verify their Northern Ireland driving licenses are valid.

DVA is looking into this as a matter of urgency and we will update you as soon as we know more.

Regards,

Chris Clayson

GOV.UK Verify team
Jul 22, 13:45 BST
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