Category Archives: Background Checks

5 big security mistakes you’re probably making

Companies get hacked so often you’d think it was magic, but it really stems from chronic inability to follow basic security measures. Read More….

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Just over 4,000 offenders applied for teachers’ jobs in 2011, including paedophiles, violent thugs and drug dealers, the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) has revealed.

The CRB issued this statement: “Good recruitment practices, such as thorough reference checking, are a key responsibility for all employers, especially those working with children and vulnerable groups. “Criminal records checks are just one of a range of tools to … Continue reading

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Agenda – Happy Bloggers!

Agenda has developed a new system for blogging useful pre-employment screening and security news items; we have also re-blogged all of our older guidance and news articles to enable them to be searched more effectively. Using a series of key … Continue reading

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Organisations continue to employ illegal workers

The UK Border Agency removed over 40,000 immigration offenders in 2010, and they detected close to 6,000 forged travel or supporting documents in visa applications made in Pakistan alone.  Organisations face on-the-spot penalty notices for employing illegal workers and fines … Continue reading

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Qualifications! – We take nothing at face value – do you?

The increase in news stories about fake qualification certificates and diploma mills is a great reminder why we should check such documents at source. At Agenda we take great care in ensuring that when a qualification or membership check is … Continue reading

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New Security Services Web Site – We Check, We Screen, We Care!

After extensive research and listening closely to our customers we have re-developed our security web site.  We have made it easier to find what you need, easier to search and provided new pages to make it easier for you to … Continue reading

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Need a fake identity? It’ll cost £2!

A key component of any pre-employment screening, vetting or background checking programme is to verify the identity of the person being screened otherwise the resulting investigations will be meaningless.  To further emphasise the point it was reported by Gill Insley … Continue reading

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Beware the Lies on CVs – Why we should take nothing at face value!

There’s no doubt that we are seeing an increase in issues in relation to CVs, references and qualifications.  Our own screening data suggest that, for example we know 1 in 20 qualifications are misquoted – that is not completed, grade … Continue reading

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RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK – AN UPDATE

Employers need to be aware that under the Government’s new Points Based System for immigration, which started to roll out in 2008, businesses need to be licensed as sponsors by the UK Border Agency before they can bring in any … Continue reading

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CRIMINAL RECORDS BUREAU / DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND

The process for obtaining details of the criminal history for a person who resides in England, Scotland and Wales is conducted through the Criminal Records Bureau or Disclosure Scotland. This information is provided as a guide to understanding what is … Continue reading

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