Criminal Record Checks
Request global criminal record checks in 195 countries so you can make confident hiring decisions.
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Why conduct a criminal record check?
Criminal record checks help protect the safety, security, and reputation of your business. By inspecting criminal history, you can identify candidates who may pose a risk to your organisation, ensure due diligence, and comply with legal requirements in regulated industries. Zinc offers globally compliant criminal background checks, including all levels of DBS checks in the UK.
Automated and comprehensive background checks
Our background checking tool enables you to perform multi-country criminal checks over defined periods, ensuring compliance with regulators such as Ofsted. Combine ID and address checking in one automated process and avoid costly hiring mistakes.
Global screening coverage
Zinc returns criminal history data across 195 countries for complete peace of mind in the hiring process. Verify criminal history across multiple countries without having to define candidate address history upfront.
Fast, reliable checks for candidates
With an automated, secure process, you can ensure safe data transfer and minimal stress for all applicants.
How it works
Create a delightful candidate experience to fast-track the hiring process and build your reputation:
Candidates select their residency and form fields are localised to their region’s requirements.
Details are input and sent to the local governing body for review.
Zinc fulfils an automated, secure criminal record check, with final check duration dependent on location.
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FAQs
Find answers to common questions about our criminal record checks and processes.
When you toggle on Zinc’s global criminal check product, you can verify criminal history across multiple countries without having to define your candidate’s address history upfront. Zinc will collect the applicant’s address history and direct them to the relevant location’s criminal check process. The platform will verify address history through API connections with global credit agencies, so you don’t have to check the applicant’s address and choose the relevant countries yourself.
Zinc has global government integrations and local partners where API connections are not possible. It uses government identifiers such as ID numbers to accurately match candidates across databases.
While it varies from country to country, many roles require employers to conduct a criminal background check on applicants due to regulations such as SMCR and CQC. Positions within healthcare, education, government and the public sector typically require criminal record checks to ensure the safety of children, patients and sensitive information.
A basic criminal record check is a screening process performed by an individual or employer to highlight any unspent convictions or conditional cautions given to individuals over 16 years of age.
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