diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ab22779ffc..7438d6e362 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ services:
       SESSION_EXPIRES: 30 # session expiry length to support timeout message.
       COOKIE_EXPIRES: 1440 # cookie expiry for complete logout - initial value to be 24 hours.
       SUPPORT_DATASTORE_LPAS: "false"
+      PAPER_VERFICATION: "false"
     depends_on:
       - api-web
 
diff --git a/service-front/app/config/autoload/features.global.php b/service-front/app/config/autoload/features.global.php
index 0a49740eae..c4ee55e0fe 100644
--- a/service-front/app/config/autoload/features.global.php
+++ b/service-front/app/config/autoload/features.global.php
@@ -24,5 +24,9 @@
             getenv('SUPPORT_DATASTORE_LPAS'),
             FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN
         ) ?: false,
+        'paper_verification'           => filter_var(
+            getenv('PAPER_VERIFICATION'),
+            FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN
+        ) ?: false,
     ],
 ];
diff --git a/service-front/app/features/bootstrap/behat.config.php b/service-front/app/features/bootstrap/behat.config.php
index b5467a6cc8..0096d3d83c 100644
--- a/service-front/app/features/bootstrap/behat.config.php
+++ b/service-front/app/features/bootstrap/behat.config.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
         'delete_lpa_feature'           => true,
         'allow_gov_one_login'          => true,
         'support_datastore_lpas'       => false,
+        'paper_verification'           => false,
     ],
     'notify'                                 => [
         'api' => [
diff --git a/terraform/environment/region.tf b/terraform/environment/region.tf
index 1dffca588e..1f5bad5cd9 100644
--- a/terraform/environment/region.tf
+++ b/terraform/environment/region.tf
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ module "eu_west_1" {
     "deploy_opentelemetry_sidecar" = local.environment.deploy_opentelemetry_sidecar
     "delete_lpa_feature"           = local.environment.application_flags.delete_lpa_feature
     "support_datastore_lpas"       = local.environment.application_flags.support_datastore_lpas
+    "paper_verification"           = local.environment.application_flags.paper_verification
   }
 
   providers = {
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ module "eu_west_2" {
     "deploy_opentelemetry_sidecar" = local.environment.deploy_opentelemetry_sidecar
     "delete_lpa_feature"           = local.environment.application_flags.delete_lpa_feature
     "support_datastore_lpas"       = local.environment.application_flags.support_datastore_lpas
+    "paper_verification"           = local.environment.application_flags.paper_verification
   }
 
   providers = {
diff --git a/terraform/environment/region/api_ecs.tf b/terraform/environment/region/api_ecs.tf
index 33077bb9a2..b3835b78dc 100644
--- a/terraform/environment/region/api_ecs.tf
+++ b/terraform/environment/region/api_ecs.tf
@@ -541,6 +541,10 @@ locals {
           name  = "ALLOW_GOV_ONE_LOGIN",
           value = tostring(var.feature_flags.allow_gov_one_login)
         },
+        {
+          name  = "PAPER_VERIFICATION",
+          value = tostring(var.feature_flags.paper_verification)
+        },
         {
           name  = "LOGIN_SERIAL_CACHE_URL",
           value = "tls://${data.aws_elasticache_replication_group.brute_force_cache_replication_group.primary_endpoint_address}"
diff --git a/terraform/environment/region/use_ecs.tf b/terraform/environment/region/use_ecs.tf
index c209bd1351..c7f1184344 100644
--- a/terraform/environment/region/use_ecs.tf
+++ b/terraform/environment/region/use_ecs.tf
@@ -367,6 +367,10 @@ locals {
         {
           name  = "SUPPORT_DATASTORE_LPAS",
           value = tostring(var.feature_flags.support_datastore_lpas)
+        },
+        {
+          name  = "PAPER_VERIFICATION",
+          value = tostring(var.feature_flags.paper_verification)
         }
       ]
   })
diff --git a/terraform/environment/region/viewer_ecs.tf b/terraform/environment/region/viewer_ecs.tf
index ca1ae89053..afbf5af4d2 100644
--- a/terraform/environment/region/viewer_ecs.tf
+++ b/terraform/environment/region/viewer_ecs.tf
@@ -334,6 +334,10 @@ locals {
         name  = "SUPPORT_DATASTORE_LPAS",
         value = tostring(var.feature_flags.support_datastore_lpas)
       },
+      {
+        name  = "PAPER_VERIFICATION",
+        value = tostring(var.feature_flags.paper_verification)
+      },
     ],
   )
 }
diff --git a/terraform/environment/terraform.tfvars.json b/terraform/environment/terraform.tfvars.json
index d8fc24c215..ddf43d2f64 100644
--- a/terraform/environment/terraform.tfvars.json
+++ b/terraform/environment/terraform.tfvars.json
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@
         "delete_lpa_feature": true,
         "allow_meris_lpas": false,
         "allow_gov_one_login": true,
-        "support_datastore_lpas": false
+        "support_datastore_lpas": false,
+        "paper_verification": false
       },
       "dynamodb_tables": {
         "actor_codes": {
@@ -159,7 +160,8 @@
         "delete_lpa_feature": true,
         "allow_meris_lpas": false,
         "allow_gov_one_login": false,
-        "support_datastore_lpas": false
+        "support_datastore_lpas": false,
+        "paper_verification": false
       },
       "dynamodb_tables": {
         "actor_codes": {
@@ -257,7 +259,8 @@
         "delete_lpa_feature": true,
         "allow_meris_lpas": false,
         "allow_gov_one_login": true,
-        "support_datastore_lpas": false
+        "support_datastore_lpas": false,
+        "paper_verification": false
       },
       "dynamodb_tables": {
         "actor_codes": {
@@ -355,7 +358,8 @@
         "delete_lpa_feature": true,
         "allow_meris_lpas": false,
         "allow_gov_one_login": true,
-        "support_datastore_lpas": false
+        "support_datastore_lpas": false,
+        "paper_verification": false
       },
       "dynamodb_tables": {
         "actor_codes": {
@@ -452,7 +456,8 @@
         "delete_lpa_feature": true,
         "allow_meris_lpas": false,
         "allow_gov_one_login": true,
-        "support_datastore_lpas": false
+        "support_datastore_lpas": false,
+        "paper_verification": false
       },
       "dynamodb_tables": {
         "actor_codes": {
diff --git a/terraform/environment/variables.tf b/terraform/environment/variables.tf
index 0c006272c0..14ea070f96 100644
--- a/terraform/environment/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/environment/variables.tf
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ variable "environments" {
         delete_lpa_feature     = bool
         allow_meris_lpas       = bool
         support_datastore_lpas = bool
+        paper_verification     = bool
       })
       dynamodb_tables = object({
         actor_codes = object({