You've sent your manual criminal background check off in the post, but it's been weeks, or even months and you're still waiting.
Your criminal background check application has been rejected due to human error, and you have to start the process again.
You haven't done a criminal record search on past employees, and you've been held liable for an incident.
You have a duty of care as an employer to protect and safeguard vulnerable people. We all have a part to play.
Make the right decision.
You need to fully understand the people you employ, even more so if they work with children or vulnerable adults. There's no excuse. Don't risk liability.
Online criminal record checks enable you to quickly and efficiently check the criminal background of a potential or existing employee or volunteer, allowing you to make more informed employment decisions.
A standard criminal record search will show you if an applicant has any convictions, spent or unspent, cautions, warnings or reprimands. An enhanced online criminal record check will also identify if an individual is on any 'barred lists' and cannot work with children or vulnerable adults. Police can also add any additional relevant information to an enhanced criminal record search.
Waiting for an incident to happen would be an unnecessary lapse in your duty of care. Although it's not a legal requirement to undertake a criminal record search on an employee who works in regulated activity with children or adults-in-care, it is a criminal offence to knowingly employ, or continue to employ someone who's listed on the Disclosure and Barring Service's (DBS) barred lists.
Online criminal record checks will save you time and money. You won't have to wait months to receive a check past in the post, and your applications won't be rejected due to inaccuracies form human error. Online criminal record searches can be done from a single system, presenting you with fast information so you can make the right decisions.
As an employer, who you choose to hire has consequences. Criminal background searches help safeguard your organisation from reputational damage, and help you fulfil your 'duty of care' to protect children and vulnerable people. Background checks will enable you to demonstrate that you've supported 'Right To Work' processes and will give you a robust recruitment process so you can stay compliant.
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