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PASS Governance and Structure
The Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) is the UK’s national proof of age accreditation scheme, endorsed by the Home Office, the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), the Scottish Government, the SIA and the Trading Standards Institute (TSI), which provides minimum standards and criteria for proof of age card issuers to meet.
Background and legal status
The PASS scheme was been put together by a group of industry representatives, drawn primarily from the licensed and retail trade in consultation with card scheme operators, trading standards and other stakeholders.
PASSCo is a limited company, registered with Companies House, and is wholly owned by the British Retail Consortium. The PASS hologram is a registered trademark which makes its forgery a criminal offence.
Governance
The PASS Board is made up of an Independent Chairman and representatives of the main trade associations representing proof of age acceptors. In addition to the Directors who sit on the PASS Board there are observers representing the Home Office, the Trading Standards Institute and the Association of Chief Police Officers. New members may be invited to join the Board at any time by the Chairman in consultation with the Board.
The main responsibilities of the Board are to:
- ratify new members
- approve accreditation for new card schemes and re-accreditation of existing schemes on the basis of audits carried out by the TSI
- determine minimum criteria and common standards for PASS
- take appropriate action to protect the PASS trademark
- represent PASS to their members and to the wider public
- resolve disputes and complaints
- justify if called into question its decision to approve a card scheme's use of the PASS logo
- appoint the secretariat
- determine the use of funds, if any
- scrutinise accounts
Get Passed
Young people can get hold of PASS accredited cards from a number of the card issuers.All cards that are PASS accredited carry the distinctive PASS logo in a hologram.
When to use your card
Problem Resolution
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