Required by all employers in the United Kingdom*
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Recommended by Zinc
Required by FCA*
Recommended by Zinc
All your FCA checks, made simple
Whether you’re running hundreds of rechecks or making your first hires as an FCA-regulated startup, we’re here to help.
With a fully automated platform and trusted advice, Zinc is the preferred partner for hundreds of FCA-regulated organisations.
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Want more confidence hiring ‘fit and proper’ candidates? Zinc can help.
Robust integrations with over 15 ATSs and HRISs – from Workday to HiBob — keep admin to a minimum and your hiring timelines on pace. With fewer manual steps, you’re likely to spend less than 90 seconds of admin per candidate. Even better? Many checks come back within minutes, not weeks.
With zero data breaches and 99.999% platform uptime, we take security seriously. With ISO 27001 certification and membership on the UK Trust Framework, we’re always working to keep your data safe and secure.
Don’t let the nuance of local regulation hold you back from global expansion. Using Zinc means you can confidently hire in 195 countries with one platform.
By paper we mean digital reports you can’t lose track of – or spill your coffee on. As a tech-led company, Zinc automatically accesses primary data sources and pulls results into each candidate’s digital profile creating a seamless audit trail.
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"Zinc is just very easy to use — you just go in, and you can send a check within 10 seconds. It saves you a lot of admin time, and you don’t have to worry about chasing people for things because Zinc does that"
Leah Helman
HR Administrator
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“There are a lot of pre-built check packages that we can use that are designed to be FCA compliant. And there’s always loads of information on the site as well about what changes we can make, because the FCA do tend to change what they want us to carry out quite often.”
Becca Covill
HR Operations Specialist
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“Being FCA regulated we have no room for error with our checks. Zinc is our go-to for DBS & RTW checks with lightning fast turn-around times, zero admin, and maintaining a best in class candidate experience”
Smitha Sanjeev
People Ops
Stay on top of the SMCR for senior managers with tailored checks*
Required by all employers in the United Kingdom*
View all checksRequired by FCA*
Recommended by Zinc
Required by FCA*
Recommended by Zinc
Make a great first — and second, and third — impression
Frequent rechecking is required under the FCA Handbook, but it doesn’t need to feel like a chore.
Candidate-first experience
With a mobile-first platform and live chat that’s only a click away, it’s easy for new employees to get their checks finished quickly. And it works — candidates rate Zinc 4.8/5 for overall experience.
Reusable rechecks for all
Zinc is the only platform to make rechecks friction-free. Employees just have to verify their address, ID verification, RTW, and education check information is still valid for speedier rechecks. Less time hunting for a passport, more time delivering business value.
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“With Zinc handling our background checks, we have full confidence in the process. We know everything is being tracked, and we’ll be alerted right away if anything needs our attention.”
Pepa Manchon
People Operations
Got questions about FCA compliance?
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*All research into the required and recommended checks has been completed by Zinc’s legal team. However, regulation may change faster than our website. The guidance on this page should be treated as a suggestion, not fact. All customers are responsible for making sure they are compliant with background checking standards relevant to them, their candidates roles and locations, by researching the regulation directly.