scottalison6

Hi..Hats off to Thames valley police(cheers for the info guys)..Wife foned them 3pm on monday and forms arrived first thing Tuesday morning.!!Heres our prob....Our Doctors will not countersign any forms for people.Policeman next door moved a month a go and daughter has new teacher at school!!!!We don't know a vicar nor do we have a solicitor...!!!!Any help as to who else can sign or what we can do????We do have a good relationship with a health visitor at the doctors.Would she do??..Also preschool teacher at boys preschool?????Our agent seems to be still awol from christmas so any help much appreciated!!!!!!!

SteveBannister

What about the head teacher at the school. You don't need your own solicitor, we just phoned a local one who just charged £5 to witness our documents.

If you're as far as the police checks, what documents do you need countersigned?

Steve.

alrobson

Hi,

I didn't have a solicitor either, so I just picked up the yellow pages and picked a few that seemed local to me and phoned them. I told them I need a solicitor to sign a photocopy to certify that it's a true copy of an original document which you have to take as well. Ask them the cost. After about 3 phone calls I found one who would do them for a pound each. If you only have a few then they may charge you a fixed price.

Make sure you get them to sign, date and put a company stamp on it. Also get a couple of compliment slips from them which have the solicitors address which you can send off with the documents should they have any queries about the person who signed them.

Good luck

Adrian

scottalison6

hi..the police form (data protection act)from thames valley police has to be countersigned to say address details are correct.

cheers

scott

SteveBannister

Just send your passport off and they'll send it straight back. That way you don't need anything countersigned. They only have to be countersigned if you are sending off photocopies.

If you don't want to send you passport off, then just take it to your police station and they will sign and fill out the bottom part to say that they have seen the original. They will then give you a receipt for your £10 and send the form off for you. This option also seems to be a bit quicker as the documents have already been checked at the police station. That way, you don't need anything countersigned.

Steve

scottalison6

i may be reading it wrong but it says to send an original doc and have form signed by one of these people!!!

SteveBannister

You're definitly reading it wrong.

Proof of Identity: we require proof of identity, which shows your full name, current address and date of birth. This can be a passport, medical card, driving license or utility bill. All documents must be original. Photocopies will not be excepted, unless spent and signed by a public notary i.e., a justice of the peace or solicitor. All documents will be returned by post.

Therefore only photocopies must be countersigned not the originals.

Steve.

scottalison6

Section 3-Countersignature-section 3 of your apllication MUST be countersigned by someone of standing who has known you for at least 1 year e.g doctor etc.

scottalison6

wheres alan or richard when you need them???LOL

SteveBannister

That's a different form to ours then. On our form you just need your name, address and tick a box.

Again, what about a headteacher? I'll sign them for you if you want!

scottalison6

bloody thames valley!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol

bondipom

I got my form countersigned by the head master of the school my mum is a teacher at. I had never met the bloke in my life.

scottalison6

i'll try the school tomorrow then!!!!!

cheers

Pollyana

Each police force has a different form, and they all have different requirements. If you can't find anyone to countersign the Thames Valley one, ring the Police HQ, ask for the Data Protection office, and tell them the problem. I would guess that if you take the docs into a police station someone there will probably be willing to sign them; failing that, sweet-talk the head-teacher!

scottalison6

cheers