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CISR Reference	Topic
CISR22000	Information contents

This action guide starts with a contact from a customer by phone to HMRC and ends at the point of either

• Successful verification as to the identity of the caller, or
• Your decision that the caller has not supplied sufficient information to enable you to determine that they are the customer concerned or are authorised to act on their behalf.

The same applies where HMRC has initiated the contact, likely by phone, and again you need to be sure that the person answering the call is the person concerned or authorised to act on their behalf. This is a similar but simplified process that is dealt with in CISR22670 where the call is outbound.

These steps must be carried out for all telephone contacts to ensure that the caller is who they say they are.

1. Open the CIS system to obtain the 鈥業dentify Customer鈥� window
2. Having established the contact鈥檚 identity and HMRC reference

• Enter the customer reference, UTR or NINO, AO Reference or Employer Reference, in the appropriate field. Where the system cannot find a record it displays the following message in red at the top left of the window 鈥楥ustomer cannot be found matching the reference number鈥�. If this happens always check you have entered the correct reference before you try to find the customer using other search criteria. If the customer is unable to supply a correct reference number you may still be able to find their details using either the trace facility 鈥楩ind Individual鈥� at CISR22630 or 鈥楩ind Scheme鈥� at CISR22640 dependent on the record you are trying to trace.
• Select a 鈥楥ontact鈥� type from the available selection in the drop-down list
• Select a 鈥楥hannel鈥� type from the drop-down list. In this case it will be 鈥楶hone (inbound)鈥�
• Select the [OK] button

1. This will open the 鈥楢uthenticate鈥� window (described as Authenticate Individual, or Authenticate Partnership and so on, in accordance with the customer type).

You need to take particular care when this window includes a 鈥楤ogus鈥� contact indicator. The window also includes a 鈥楥ontact鈥� link that enables you to access the Contact History Summary window, which will include a record of all such contacts during the last 3 months.

If at any time you become suspicious of the contact identity you should record this by setting the 鈥楤ogus鈥� indicator at the top of the window.

(Where the contact is unable to answer questions/supply correct details about the subject of the call you should invite the caller to send details in writing and politely and firmly, terminate the call).

1. Explain that for security reasons you need to ask a few questions to verify their identity.
2. Invite the caller to supply answers to

• Both of the鈥楳andatory鈥� Items, namely full name and address (this could be the customer鈥檚 Home, Office or Site address),

and,

• Three other items, at least one of which must be in the 鈥楽ecure鈥� panel.

It should be noted that if you choose to authenticate an address within the 鈥楢dditional鈥� panel this must be a different address to the 鈥榤andatory鈥� address. If the same address is used an error message 鈥楳andatory address and additional address authentication details should not be the same鈥� will appear in red at the top left of the window.

If you choose to authenticate the company registration number (CRN) within the 鈥楢dditional鈥� panel you should ignore the first 2 letters (which form part of the CRN) and enter only the numbers within the relevant field. For example where the CRN is CL0383491 enter 0383491.

Also note that under the 鈥楢dditional items鈥� panel there is a 鈥渄rop down鈥� menu relating to the contact telephone number. The full titles in the drop down menu will not be fully visible to the user in CIS but are:

• Daytime Communication number
• Evening Communication number
• Mobile Communication number

Remember that if the caller is the customer鈥檚 agent or capacitor, they must also be asked to supply two items of information from the following information (see CISR22080)

Agent/Capacitor name

Agent/Capacitor client reference number

Agent/Capacitor address

Record the answers given using the 鈥楶ass鈥� or 鈥楩ail鈥� radio buttons. Completion of the appropriate window is self-explanatory though you may wish to remind yourself of the items specific to each customer type using the following links.

CISR Reference	Taxpayer Type
CISR22030	Sole-trader
CISR22040	Limited company
CISR22050	Partnership
CISR22060	Unincorporated body (including a local authority)
CISR22070	Trust
CISR22080	Agent / Capacitor
CISR22090	Nominee / third party

1. If, during the call, you become suspicious of the contact identity you should ask as many extra questions beyond the minimum required, to satisfy yourself that the individual is indeed who they claim to be.
2. Where further 鈥楢dditional鈥� questions are answered correctly:

• record them as a 鈥楶ass鈥� and,
• move on to deal with the purpose of the call by selecting the [OK] button.

With successful authentication the process ends with you moving to the CIS Main Menu to select the customer record and task that you wish to perform.

1. Where any 鈥楢dditional鈥� questions are answered incorrectly: record them each as a 鈥橣ail鈥� and,

• politely, but firmly, ask the caller to put the matter in writing and terminate the call.
• Record this by selecting the 鈥楤ogus鈥� checkbox at the top of the window.
• Select [Cancel] to end the contact.

Note:

Where you believe that a suspect/bogus contact has been made, the updating of the CIS Contact History does not replace the need to make a report to the Telephone Standards Authority by way of your Security Liaison Officer.