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Criminal Record Checks

Make informed hiring decisions that help to protect your organisation. 
Level of check

Choose the right level of check for your organisation from Basic, Standard or Enhanced. 

Protect your organisation

Make safer hiring decisions that protect your organisation and its people.

Compliance

Ensure compliance with legal requirements in regulated industries.

Compliance

Be confident that your required checks are being managed compliantly.

Reputation

Prevent damage to your organisation's brand and reputation. 

Track progress

Track your candidates' progress and remain up-to-date throughout the process.

Transforming pre-employment background checks for leading organisations

Jet 2
sunbelt rentals
coople
joe and the Juice
Swissport
Fortress FM
Lunchtime
Chanel
Crewlink
Vagabond

Why choose VettingGateway?

Speed up your time-to-hire

Reduce your hiring risk 

Improve the quality of your new hires

Eliminate the use of multiple platforms

Deliver a great candidate experience

What level of DBS check is right for my organisation?

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), offers three different levels of check: Basic, Standard or Enhanced. These levels will each tell you different information about your applicants. They all each come with their own eligibility requirements.

 

VettingGateway offers checks at each of these levels, enabling you to quickly and easily assess employee-related risks to your organisation.

Basic DBS

Identifies information on conditional cautions and non-spent convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (ROA).

Not specific to job roles.

Applicants can request basic DBS checks.

Organisations can also request checks with the candidate's consent.

Standard DBS

Details spent and unspent convictions, reprimands, and cautions held on file.

Verifies absence of past misconduct, such as fraud or financial wrongdoing.

Specific to certain roles and can only be requested by organisations.

Enhanced DBS

Includes Standard check details and additional local police information, such as fines or penalties.

Applies to roles engaging in regular activity with children.

Can only be requested by organisations for eligible job roles.

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FAQs

What type of caution appears on a DBS Check?

Police cautions will appear on a DBS Certificate, besides under two exceptions. These are cautioning the subject received when they were under the age of 18 and two years have passed since the caution, or cautions received when the subject was 18 or over and six years have passed since the caution.

When will a conviction appear on a DBS certificate?

A conviction will always appear on your DBS certificate if it meets the following criteria: The conviction resulted in a custodial sentence to the subject, including a suspended sentence, or if the subject has been convicted of more than one offence, in which case every conviction appears on a DBS Certificate.

When is a DBS Check carried out?

Any DBS Check should only be carried out once an official job offer has been made.

What happens if I change jobs?

A DBS Check can not expire, however the search conducted will only have been valid up until the date of the check. This means employers can ask that you complete a new check whenever you start in a new position, where required.  

​Is a DBS Check valid in Scotland?

Since January 1st 2018, Disclosure Scotland is the only check accepted for all Scottish nationals seeking work, volunteering, or adoption in Scotland. However, citizens from England or Wales must obtain disclosure through their own nations checks, such as DBS.

Not sure which plan is right for you? 

Our vetting experts are on hand to assess your requirements an advise which solution is right for you and your business.

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