Anyone know more about this BT "uk identity verification" scheme?

[Roland Perry]

In message <3E678205.5F0B9F4E@ccs.bbk.ac.uk>, Ken Brown 
<k.brown@ccs.bbk.ac.uk> writes
>>These are money-laundering requirements, which crop up
>> in the context of proving your identity.
>
>But they aren't the bank's requirements. From their POV they are just
>overheads.

I don't want to be pedantic about this (no, really) but they are 
requirement for the bank to comply with the ML Regs.
-- 
Roland Perry