Subsection (1) requires the Secretary of State to prepare and publish a DVS trust framework document (the ‘trust framework’) which sets out rules concerning the provision of DVS.
	Subsection (2) makes clear that those rules may include the conduct of a person providing such services and that references in this Part to a person providing services in accordance with the trust framework (or similarly expressed) include compliance with the rules contained in that framework relating to that person and/or their conduct.
	Subsection (3) requires the Secretary of State to consult the Information Commissioner and any persons the Secretary of State considers appropriate when preparing the trust framework, while subsection (4) makes clear that this consultation can take place before this section comes into force.
	Subsection (5) enables the Secretary of State to revise and republish the trust framework following a review under section 31, or at other suitable times.
	Subsection (6) sets out that the trust framework, or a revised version of the trust framework, must state when it will come into force, and this cannot be before the relevant trust framework is published. Subsection (7) states that the trust framework or a revised version of the trust framework can set different rules for different digital verification services, can specify that provisions come into force at different times for different purposes, and can include transitional or saving provisions.
	Subsections (8) to (10) set out that when the trust framework is revised, provisions in the revised and republished trust framework can specify that from a particular date or from the end of a period, certificates that were issued to organisations confirming they provide services in accordance with the trust framework before the changes come into force (pre-revision certificates) do not count for specified purposes. Such provisions may specify different terms for different pre-revision certificates.
Part 2: Digital Verification Services DVS trust framework and supplementary codes Section 28: DVS trust framework