We'll verify an individual's employment, self-employment and educational activities within a specified activity timeframe of your choice.

We'll obtain a character reference, providing a referee's opinion of the individual.

This check is designed to spot any differences between an individual's CV and any information they provide during the screening process.

We'll check the details of an individual's academic history, both in secondary and higher education.

With this check, we'll look to confirm the details of an individual's employment history.

For roles regulated by the FCA, and where an individual's previous employers were also subject to FCA regulation, we'll look to obtain a regulated reference from them.

This check is intended to secure explanations of any gaps in an individual's activity history when they were neither employed or in full-time education.

We'll obtain written confirmation of an individual's professional or trade membership, qualification or licence(s).

We'll obtain an apostille certificate for documents issued by UK institutions. The Apostille is an official government issued certificate added to documents. The UK Apostille will be recognised when presented in member countries of The Hague Convention and also a number of other countries.

We'll check that an individual is on the EUSR and will confirm any endorsements and enhanced reference information that also appears.

We'll check an individual's status with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), establishing their permissions, disciplinary history and waivers.

This is a customisable self-declaration questionnaire covering topics such as any financial, regulatory, criminal or conflicts of interest that an individual may have had.

We'll confirm whether a gas engineer appears on the Gas Safe Register and that they hold a current registration.

We'll check to see if an individual appears on the HSE Public Register of Notice History, indicating that they have broken HSE laws.

We'll check whether or not the individual is listed on the National Union of Journalists Freelance Directory.

We will check an individual's Street Works card by verifying that the name, date of birth and SWQR number are correct and confirming the card's expiry date.

We'll check whether an individual has a valid qualified teacher status or is banned, sanctioned or restricted from working in the education sector.

We'll check whether an individual has a valid Security Industry Authority licence.

This check establishes whether an individual appears in records held by the SDTR, detailing findings or orders made against them.

This check establishes whether an individual is registered with the SRA.

Within this series of checks, we'll draw on publicly available sources to report on multiple elements of an individual's personal and work background.

We will check if candidate's personal details contained within the passport match the code on the machine-readable zone (MRZ), as per ICAO standardisation, cross-check against a database of lost, stolen and compromised passports, and undertake a visual authenticity scan.

In this check, we'll verify an individual's identity by cross-referencing their personal information against a variety of government and proprietary sources.

In this check, we'll verify an individual's identity by cross-referencing their personal information against a variety of government and proprietary sources.

We'll verify an individual's UK passport number with the Passport Office, using the individual's current name and address. Only current, valid passports can be verified.

We’ll aim to verify UK right to work status digitally wherever possible. When digital verification is not successful, we will request proof of right to work in the UK from the candidate.

We’ll verify UK right to work status digitally.

Using our expert knowledge of Home Office rules, we will audit an individual's documents to verify their right to work in the UK.

For the purposes of this check, we search various databases to confirm the accuracy of an individual's personal information.

The Basic level check, via the Disclosure & Barring Service, provides details of unspent convictions and conditional cautions or states that there are no such convictions (subject to filtering rules). This check was designed for individuals residing or working in England and Wales but is also used in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. 

The Basic level check, via Access NI, provides details of all unspent convictions or states that there are no such convictions. This check was designed for individuals residing or working in Northern Ireland.

The Basic level check provides details of all unspent convictions for individuals in Scotland or states that there are no such convictions.

The Enhanced level check, via the Disclosure & Barring Service, provides details of spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings (subject to filtering rules) and will also check information held on an individual by the police. Subject to further eligibility criteria, it also confirms whether the applicant is on the list of people barred from working with children or vulnerable adults. This check was designed for individuals residing or working in England and Wales but is also used in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

The Enhanced level check, via Access NI, provides details on all spent and unspent convictions, cautions, informed warnings, non-court disposals, information held by the Disclosure and Barring Service (for positions in regulated activity), and information held by the police that is relevant to the role applied. This check was designed for individuals residing or working in Northern Ireland.

The Enhanced level check (for individuals in Scotland) provides details on all unspent and spent convictions, unspent cautions, whether the individual is included on Children’s or adult’s lists, and information about whether an applicant is subject to notification requirements under the Sex Offenders Register (or states that there are no such convictions).

The Standard level check, via the Disclosure & Barring Service, provides details of spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings or states that there are no such convictions (subject to filtering rules). This check was designed for individuals residing or working in England and Wales but is also used in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

The Standard level check, via Access NI, provides details on all spent and unspent convictions, informed warnings and other non-court disposals or states that there are no such convictions. This check was designed for individuals residing or working in Northern Ireland.

The Standard level check (for individuals in Scotland) provides details on all unspent and certain spent convictions, unspent cautions and information about whether an applicant is subject to notification requirements under the Sex Offenders Register or states that there are no such convictions.

This check allows us to carry out a fast check of the DBS Adults' Barred List, something that can be done while waiting for the results of a DBS Enhanced Level check.

We'll apply to register the individual with the Scottish Protection of Vulnerable Groups scheme, The individual will be accepted to the scheme if he or she is not barred from working with children or protected adults.

We'll apply to update the individual's registration with the Scottish Protection of Vulnerable Groups scheme.

Using civil court records, we'll check whether an individual has been involved in civil litigation. Depending on the court, the search may include details of CCJs, High Court judgments, tribunal awards, small claims and summary causes and default money judgements.

We'll establish an individual's financial status.

We'll establish an individual's financial status.

We'll establish whether an individual is - or ever was - a director or a company secretary of a company in the UK.

We'll check whether an individual has been involved in civil or criminal litigation.

This is a search to see whether an individual appears on the Cifas national fraud and insider threat databases.

This wide-ranging check establishes whether an individual's or a company's name appears in association with anything from criminal activity and international sanctions through to regulatory penalties and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs).

We check to see whether an individual is a known animal rights activist.

We check to see whether an individual has interests or involvement in animal rights and welfare.

We check to see whether an individual is a known animal rights activist and has interests or involvement in animal rights and welfare.

Using their current name and key words from their CV, we'll search for information on an individual in over 1000 search engines, including the 'invisible web'.

Drawing on a global press database of over 20,000 news sources, we'll search for any appearances by an individual in the media, based on their name and the contents of their CV.

We'll undertake a check of an individual's online reputation across various social media platforms, identifying both positive and negative aspects of their online activity.

Liaising directly with the Northern Ireland Driver and Vehicle Agency, we'll check that an individual holds a valid driving licence and what vehicles they're entitled to drive. We'll also check for any endorsements and disqualifications on their licence.

Liaising directly with the DVLA, we'll obtain an individual's driving records and confirm they hold a valid driving licence

We'll run a check on an individual's car, establishing its MOT, car tax and insurance status.

This check provides a detailed assessment of a company, drawing on its financial accounts, legal filings and credit risk rating, as well as information on its management and directors.

This check provides a detailed assessment of non registered businesses such as the self-employed or partnerships.

The check will validate VAT numbers issued in the United Kingdom or the European Union by any member state.