ph o ▁and ▁Royal ▁Mail ▁became ▁cert ified ▁companies . ▁ ▁While ▁My dex ▁C IC ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁tender ▁process ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁cert ified ▁GO V . UK ▁identity ▁provider . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Ver izon ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁and ▁then ▁perman ently ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁cert ified ▁prov iders . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁G DS ▁announced ▁that ▁five ▁of ▁the ▁seven ▁identity ▁prov iders ▁- ▁Bar cl ays , ▁Dig identity , ▁Exper ian , ▁Post ▁Office ▁and ▁Sec ure Identity ▁had ▁signed ▁contract s ▁for ▁a ▁further ▁ 1 8 ▁months . ▁Users ▁of ▁Cit iz ensa fe ▁from ▁GB ▁Group ▁and ▁Royal ▁Mail ' s ▁identity ▁service ▁which ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁GB ▁Group ▁technology ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁continue ▁using ▁their ▁GO V . UK ▁Ver ify ▁identity ▁for ▁twelve ▁months ▁but ▁would ▁need ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁new ▁account ▁through ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁five ▁companies . ▁ ▁Level ▁of ▁ass urance ▁GO V . UK ▁Ver ify ▁cert ified ▁companies ▁must ▁verify ▁customers ' ▁ident ities ▁to ▁level ▁ 2 ▁as ▁defined ▁by ▁Good ▁Pract ice ▁Guide ▁ 4 5 ▁published ▁joint ly ▁by ▁C ES G ▁and ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁Office . ▁This ▁level ▁of ▁identity ▁ass urance ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁sufficient ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁claim ▁in ▁a ▁civil ▁court . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁connected ▁services ▁The ▁following ▁ 2 2 ▁services ▁are ▁connected ▁to ▁GO V