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Background check turnaround times

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Document check

Identity & RTW

Global

MEAN

2 days

5 hours

10% AVG

1 - 8 minutes

55-75%

PEP check

Financial & Compliance

Global

MEAN

25 minutes

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

Adverse media check

Financial & Compliance

Global

MEAN

43 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 - 2 days

55-75%

Global directorship check

Financial & Compliance

Global

MEAN

2 days

21 hours

10% AVG

16 hours - 2 days

55-75%

UK directorship check

Financial & Compliance

Global

MEAN

2 days

3 hours

10% AVG

0 - 4 minutes

55-75%

Sanctions check

Financial & Compliance

Global

MEAN

44 minutes

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

Financial check

Financial & Compliance

Global

MEAN

55 minutes

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

Global credit check

Financial & Compliance

Global

MEAN

20 hours

46 minutes

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

UK credit check

Financial & Compliance

UK

MEAN

1 minute

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

Global criminal check

Criminal & Integrity

Global

MEAN

5 days

3 days

10% AVG

2 - 7 days

55-75%

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Enhanced DBS check

Criminal & Integrity

UK

MEAN

25 days

23 days

10% AVG

26 - 36 days

55-75%

Basic DBS check

Criminal & Integrity

UK

MEAN

2 days

15 hours

10% AVG

9 hours - 1 day

55-75%

OCR education check

Criminal & Integrity

Global

MEAN

1 day

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

Institution verified education check

Criminal & Integrity

Global

MEAN

16 days

13 days

10% AVG

13 - 22 days

55-75%

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Reference check

Criminal & Integrity

Global

MEAN

3 days

2 days

10% AVG

1 - 4 days

55-75%

Employment verification check

Criminal & Integrity

Global

MEAN

1 minute

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

Address check

Identity & RTW

Global

MEAN

13 hours

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%

Global right-to-work check

Identity & RTW

Global

MEAN

5 hours

Under a minute

10% AVG

1 minute

55-75%

UK right-to-work check

Identity & RTW

UK

MEAN

4 hours

Under a minute

10% AVG

Under a minute

55-75%