April

Government proposals to revamp the current system of disclosing criminal records to employers have been welcomed as a step in the right direction, but may not be enough to significantly increase the level of employment among former offenders.

Home secretary Sajid Javid said legislators needed to “look again” at how much information certain offenders were required to reveal when they applied for jobs – though one experienced recruitment expert urged caution about changing the rules surrounding ‘enhanced’ criminal records checks. 

At present, anyone with more than one conviction automatically has the details shared with potential employers when they apply for a role – no matter how much time has passed. The Home Office has discussed a potential change to this requirement with the Ministry of Justice following a Supreme Court ruling in favour of three people who said the current regulations had a destructive effect on their lives. 

On the 1^st April 2019 the New York Legislature with the Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, passed their 2019 - 2020 State Budget. The budget includes an increase to New York Office of Court Access (OCA) fee, also called NY Statewide fee. The NY statewide fee provides a database of criminal records online via the Criminal History Record Search (CHRS) . 

As a result of the new budget, the fee to check the criminal records within the state of New York was increased to £95.

The increase took effect 13^th April 2019.

I’m delighted to announce that our new-look website has gone live today; the result of 12 months of hard work to overhaul not just the Verifile website but also our entire brand identity.

The site features all the information our clients have told us they want and need about the Verifile offer - the services we provide; the industries and countries we’re active in; the expected turnaround times.

There’s a new candidate page, with all the information candidates need to know about the screening process, complete with supporting videos. There’s a new and improved blog, more info about us a company, insights into why and how we do what we do – and much more besides. And all of this is wrapped up within a sharp, contemporary design that better reflects the modern, fit-for-purpose Verifile.

Everything you see on our website is there for a reason. It’s there to demonstrate how we go beyond verification. It’s there to show how we set the benchmark for accurate data, technological advances, tailored solutions and a highly personalised, consultative approach. It’s there to prove that we’re a premium provider of background screening services.

I hope you like what you see – and I’d love to hear your feedback.

Yours sincerely

Eyal Ben Cohen

CEO