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ID For bank account

gregor9971 · 2016-10-30 17:29:05

If i have applied online for a 2nd bank account can i take ID into a branch of Santander? I was going to take a bank statement and passport. Do they photocopy them and fax them or send them off via internal post? And do i get copy's back or do they store them somewhere? Many thanks

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Westie983 Posts: 5,215 Forumite

1 November 2016 at 12:40AM

records are scanned and destroyed if scanning ID is norm for Santander if not the verified copies are retained for 10 years, then destroyed, each month the months account opening documents are filed away and stored till the destruction date, when they are taken off by confidential waste contractors and incinerated, as per guidelines.

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