diff --git a/app/views/personas/index.html.erb b/app/views/personas/index.html.erb
index 8f43fd42ee..50c603ea6c 100644
--- a/app/views/personas/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/personas/index.html.erb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <%= govuk_table do |table|
       table.with_colgroup do |colgroup|
         colgroup.with_col(span: 1)
-        colgroup.with_col(span: 6)
+        colgroup.with_col(span: 7)
         colgroup.with_col(span: 1)
       end
 
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
           row.with_cell(header: true, text: "Change work history")
           row.with_cell(header: true, text: "Reverse decisions")
           row.with_cell(header: true, text: "Support console")
+          row.with_cell(header: true, text: "Verify applicants")
           row.with_cell(header: true, text: "Withdraw")
           row.with_cell(header: true, text: "Actions", numeric: true)
         end
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
             row.with_cell { govuk_boolean_tag(staff.change_work_history_permission) }
             row.with_cell { govuk_boolean_tag(staff.reverse_decision_permission) }
             row.with_cell { govuk_boolean_tag(staff.support_console_permission) }
+            row.with_cell { govuk_boolean_tag(staff.verify_permission) }
             row.with_cell { govuk_boolean_tag(staff.withdraw_permission) }
 
             row.with_cell(numeric: true) do
diff --git a/lib/tasks/example_data.rake b/lib/tasks/example_data.rake
index a7657cb2c0..50ce3efc5a 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/example_data.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/example_data.rake
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def staff_members
       change_work_history_permission: false,
       reverse_decision_permission: false,
       support_console_permission: false,
+      verify_permission: false,
       withdraw_permission: false,
     },
     {
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ def staff_members
       change_work_history_permission: false,
       reverse_decision_permission: false,
       support_console_permission: false,
+      verify_permission: false,
       withdraw_permission: false,
     },
     {
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ def staff_members
       change_work_history_permission: true,
       reverse_decision_permission: true,
       support_console_permission: true,
+      verify_permission: false,
       withdraw_permission: true,
     },
     {
@@ -90,6 +93,18 @@ def staff_members
       change_work_history_permission: false,
       reverse_decision_permission: false,
       support_console_permission: false,
+      verify_permission: false,
+      withdraw_permission: false,
+    },
+    {
+      name: "Victarion Verifier",
+      email: "victarion-verifier@example.com",
+      award_decline_permission: false,
+      change_name_permission: false,
+      change_work_history_permission: false,
+      reverse_decision_permission: false,
+      support_console_permission: false,
+      verify_permission: true,
       withdraw_permission: false,
     },
   ]
diff --git a/spec/factories/staff.rb b/spec/factories/staff.rb
index 333d83caae..8d6feea803 100644
--- a/spec/factories/staff.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/staff.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@
       support_console_permission { true }
     end
 
+    trait :with_verification_permission do
+      verify_permission { true }
+    end
+
     trait :with_withdraw_permission do
       withdraw_permission { true }
     end