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Deactivating and reactivating your passport

How to make your passport temporarily unavailable in the Digital Staff Passport service, while keeping your data and credentials available, and how to reactivate it later.

Deactivate your passport

Log in to your trust's Digital Staff Passport employee self-service portal.

DSP managing credentials login

 

Note: you will need to have downloaded an access key for your trust’s employee self-service portal before you log in for the first time.

You'll now see a QR code.

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Scan the QR code using the Microsoft Authenticator app on your smartphone. To get to the scan function, select 'Verified IDs' in the bottom-right of the screen, then the scan icon in the top-right of the screen.

 

Alternatively, if you’re using your smartphone rather than a computer to complete this process, you can select the green button to connect to Microsoft Authenticator app.

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You’ll then be prompted to 'Share' at the bottom of the screen.

DSP share access key

 

The Authenticator app will notify you that you can return to the previous application. When you return to your browser, the screen will refresh to show you are logged into your trust’s employee self-service portal.

DSP employee self service portal

 

Along the top of the page, select 'Passport and settings'.

DSP passport and settings link highlighted

 

On mobile view of the Digital Staff Passport employee self-service portal, select 'Menu' and then 'Passport and settings'.

DSP mobile view menu highlighted DSP mobile view passport and settings link highlighted

 

Select 'Deactivate my passport'.

DSP deactivate passport link

 

You can now read more about what happens when you deactivate your passport. When you're ready to proceed, select 'Continue'.

DSP deactivate passport details

 

You'll need to select 'Deactivate passport' on the next screen to confirm.

DSP deactivate passport red confirm button

 

You'll see a message confirming that your passport has been deactivated.

DSP deactivate passport confirmation message

 


Reactivate your passport

Log in to your trust's employee portal. You will see a message that your passport is currently deactivated. Select the link to reactivate your passport.

DSP passport deactivated reactivate link

 

Next select 'Reactivate my passport'.

DSP reactivate passport screen

 

You'll then see a message confirming that your passport has been reactivated.

DSP reactivate passport confirmation message

 

Last edited: 5 February 2025 2:04 pm