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Background check turnaround times

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Address check

Identity & RTW

Global

MEAN

5 days

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

Adverse media check

Financial & Compliance

Global

MEAN

33 minutes

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

Basic DBS check

Criminal & Integrity

UK

MEAN

2 days

16 hours

10% AVG

10 hours - 1 day

55-75%

Document check

Identity & RTW

Global

MEAN

2 days

2 hours

10% AVG

0 - 4 minutes

55-75%

Employment verification check

Criminal & Integrity

Global

MEAN

1 minute

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

Enhanced DBS check

Criminal & Integrity

UK

MEAN

23 days

18 days

10% AVG

14 - 35 days

55-75%

Financial check

Financial & Compliance

Global

MEAN

37 minutes

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

Global credit check

Financial & Compliance

Global

MEAN

18 hours

40 minutes

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

Global criminal check

Criminal & Integrity

Global

MEAN

4 days

3 days

10% AVG

2 - 5 days

55-75%

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Global directorship check

Financial & Compliance

Global

MEAN

2 days

19 hours

10% AVG

14 hours - 2 days

55-75%

Global right-to-work check

Identity & RTW

Global

MEAN

4 hours

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

Institution verified education check

Criminal & Integrity

Global

MEAN

15 days

12 days

10% AVG

11 - 21 days

55-75%

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OCR education check

Criminal & Integrity

Global

MEAN

1 day

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

PEP check

Financial & Compliance

Global

MEAN

25 minutes

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

Reference check

Criminal & Integrity

Global

MEAN

3 days

1 day

10% AVG

18 hours - 3 days

55-75%

Sanctions check

Financial & Compliance

Global

MEAN

27 minutes

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

Social media check

Financial & Compliance

Global

MEAN

1 day

1 day

10% AVG

1 day

55-75%

Standard DBS check

Criminal & Integrity

UK

MEAN

20 days

18 days

10% AVG

18 - 29 days

55-75%

UK credit check

Financial & Compliance

UK

MEAN

2 minutes

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

UK directorship check

Financial & Compliance

Global

MEAN

2 days

3 hours

10% AVG

0 - 5 minutes

55-75%

UK right-to-work check

Identity & RTW

UK

MEAN

4 hours

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%