Pre-Employment Screening

At Care Check, we understand that making the right hiring decisions is essential to protecting your organisation’s reputation and maintaining compliance. That’s why we offer a comprehensive suite of Pre-Employment Screening Services designed to give you complete confidence in your recruitment process.

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Make confident hiring decisions with Care Check’s comprehensive range of Pre-Employment Screening Services — designed to protect your business, strengthen compliance, and give you complete peace of mind.

Our screening solutions include:

  • UK Financial Probity Checks – Gain insight into an applicant’s financial integrity.
  • Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Checks – Safeguard your organisation against financial crime.
  • UK Directorship Checks – Verify any current or past directorships.
  • International Sanctions & PEP Checks – Identify links to global sanctions or politically exposed persons.
  • FCA Regulated Checks – Ensure compliance within regulated financial sectors.
  • Basic DBS Checks – Confirm an individuals unspent convictions.
  • Essential Social Media Checks – Assess online presence and reputational risk.
  • Digital ID Verification & Right to Work Checks – Verify identity and legal working status quickly and securely.
  • BPSS Checks - Baseline Personnel Security Standard Checks consisting of a Basic DBS Check, RtW, ID Check & Employment Verification.
  • Instant Employment Verification Checks - Verifying a candidate’s employment history through HMRC, Open Banking and Payroll records.
  • Employment Reference Checks – Validate work history and professional background.
  • Essential Screening Packages – Affordable, streamlined checks.
  • Premium Screening Packages – Comprehensive screening for high-level or sensitive positions.
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Pre-Employment Screening FAQs

Whether you are the owner of the business, the hiring manager, a leader or part of the HR team you’ll know that a comprehensive screening process is paramount in protecting you from future employee issues.

Here are some questions we hear all the time:

A UK Financial Probity Check typically reviews publicly available financial data to identify whether an individual has:

  • County Court Judgments (CCJs)
  • Bankruptcies
  • Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs)
  • Debt Relief Orders (DROs)
  • Other insolvency-related records

It confirms if the person has been declared insolvent, involved in financial disputes, or has any legal restrictions relating to their financial conduct.

An Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Check is a background screening designed to help employers and organisations ensure that individuals are not involved in money laundering, terrorist financing, or other financial crimes. It’s a key part of compliance for many sectors, especially financial services.

AML Checks typically include:

  • Screening against global and UK sanctions lists
  • Checking if an individual is a Politically Exposed Person (PEP)
  • Reviewing criminal records related to financial crime
  • Identifying adverse media or public records linked to financial misconduct

A UK Directorship Check helps organisations:

  • Verify leadership experience and credibility
  • Identify past involvement in failed or high-risk companies
  • Reduce financial or reputational risk
  • Ensure compliance with corporate governance standards
  • Financial institutions and regulated businesses
  • Organisations with international clients or transactions
  • Companies hiring senior executives, directors, or individuals handling finances
  • And more

FCA regulated checks typically refer to the process of verifying whether a firm or individual is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK. These checks are essential when you’re considering using a financial service provider, such as:

  • Banks
  • Insurance providers
  • Investment firms
  • Financial advisers
  • Loan companies
  • Crypto companies (some fall under AML rules only)

  • A Basic DBS check is often required for:

    • Certain visa or immigration applications
    • Personal licenses (e.g. alcohol licensing)
    • General employment (retail, warehouse, etc.)
    • Voluntary roles not involving regulated activity

Instagram – Posts, stories, DMs, mentions, hashtag performance, Reels views
Facebook – Page messages, comments, reviews, post reach, ad performance
X (formerly Twitter) – Mentions, DMs, quote tweets, trending hashtags, engagement
TikTok – Comments, likes, shares, analytics (via Pro accounts), follower trends
LinkedIn (Profile or Page) – Post engagement, connection requests, DMs, content reach
YouTube – Comments, video analytics, subscriber changes, Community tab
Pinterest – Pin engagement, follower activity, link clicks, profile visits
Threads – Mentions, replies
Snapchat – Stories, public photos

What’s Checked:

  • Biometric Passport
  • Face match (selfie vs. ID photo)
  • Liveness detection (to confirm the person is real and present)
  • Address verification (via utility bills or credit file checks)
  • Before employment starts
  • Repeat checks if the employee has a time-limited right to work (e.g. visa)

BPSS consists of four elements, often remembered by the acronym RICE:

R – Right to Work Confirm the person is legally allowed to work in the UK

I – Identity Verify identity using original documents (passport, driving licence, etc.)

C – Criminal Record (Unspent) Basic DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service) to reveal unspent convictions

E – Employment History Verify employment history for the past 3 years, including any gaps

  • Fast turnaround – often under 1 hour
  • Data accuracy – reduces human error from manual references
  • Secure & compliant – often meets GDPR and other standards
  • Reduces fraud – verifies real work history and employer details

  • Speeds up hiring – less time waiting for HR teams to respond

Confirm that the candidate’s job titles, duties, and dates of employment are accurate.

Gain insight into how the candidate performed in past roles — their quality of work, reliability, and productivity.

Understand how they handle deadlines, challenges, and teamwork.

Gauge whether the candidate’s values and work style align with the company’s culture.

Help employers make a well-rounded, evidence-based hiring decision.

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