Employer FAQ’s

We offer an easy online method to legally verify your candidate identity for the purposes of right to work & rent checks and for criminal record disclosures identity verification purposes. Using an intuitive and simple App you can instantly complete these checks.

We offer vetting packages to meet the requirements of BS7858, tailored to the specific sector to account for SIA licences, the level of criminal checks needed and other variations such as length of employment history.

All packages include as standard;

– Core identity – name, address, date of birth
– Right to work
– 5-year employment history with verification of any gaps more than 31 days
– Educational qualifications if needed
– Financial security – CCJs,
– Insolvency, IVAs
– Financial sanctions
– Undeclared aliases
– Money laundering / OFAC
– Company officer status

We know timescales can be critical when you are recruiting and we target completion of full screening, with supporting written evidence and certification, within 30 working days.

if you need to get your candidate onsite quickly, we offer BS7858 Limited screening. We target to complete Limited Screening within 5 working days, but often achieve it in 1-2 days.

If there are references to be obtained from abroad or your candidate needs to provide evidence to support periods in their career history this may take longer, however we will always keep you informed. In summary the following information is required.

– A complete residential address history for the last five years
– A complete 5 year career history with no unexplained gaps greater than – 31 days in length.
– Educational qualifications if needed.
– Either a Basic Criminal Record Check OR confirmation of a valid SIA Licence.
– A satisfactory Financial Probity Check.

Of course we may be able to help push through checks sooner if needed urgently, just talk to us.

Yes, we have a vetting package to meet the requirements of BPSS, which includes;

– DBS criminal checks – Basic level
– Core identity – name, address, date of birth
– Right to work
– 3-year employment history with verification of any gaps more than 31 days
– Educational qualifications if needed

These are the minimum checks required to complete the BPSS standard.

There are also optional additional checks that can be undertaken, such as different levels of DBS, passport MRZ code, international screening, further employment history, character references and financial checks and the vetting package can be tailored to your specific requirements.

We can provide the full spectrum of background checks and also offer vetting packages which are more cost effective than completing checks individually. Screening available includes;

– Digital identity verification
– DBS criminal checks
– SIA licence verification
– Vetting to BS7858 and BPSS standards
– Core identity – name, address, date of birth
– Right to work
– 3, 5 or 10-year employment history with gap verification
– Educational qualifications
– International screening
– Driving licence verification
– Passport MRZ code verification
– Verified written character reference
– Financial security – CCJs, Insolvency, IVAs
– Land registry
– Financial sanctions, money laundering / OFAC
– Professional qualifications and membership
– Undeclared aliases
– Company officer status
– Media search
– Medical search

Like other security and vetting services you will find that

– Basic and standard Disclosures usually take between 1 and 5 days.
– Standard and Enhanced Disclosures usually take between 1 and 2 weeks

We would like one of our clients to answer that question for you…

“We have been using SVS for our vetting since 2011 and are extremely satisfied with how our account is managed. Whatever the request we always get through to someone who is very familiar with our account and our business needs. They deliver consistent results and proactively keep us informed and advised. They have also adapted their processes to meet our specific needs without issue and this has been much appreciated.”

Nina Nuumi, HR Assistant, TelecityGroup