EMEA Searches

Civil Litigation

Civil litigation searches can provide insight into characteristics and actions that indicate a propensity for behaviour that might not be conducive to your company culture.  In the UK, for example, the search contains details of cases from the Court of Appeal and above.

Criminal Records

The availability and legal use of Criminal Records information varies greatly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. This search helps provide insight into characteristics and actions that indicate a propensity for behaviour that might not be conducive to your company culture. In the UK Control Risks Screening is an umbrella body registered with the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and can process requests for basic, standard and enhanced disclosures.  Additionally, we offer a pre-population of forms service for UK criminal checks which can significantly reduce the administrative burden of this search in the UK.  For all other EMEA countries please contact us directly for service details.

Directorships

A directorship search with Control Risks Screening will confirm if an individual has been appointed to a company in a legal position such as Director or Company Secretary.  All UK limited companies for example are required to register with Companies House, the Executive Agency of the Department of Trade and Industry. 

Extended Blacklists

The Extended Blacklists product includes data from all major sanctioning bodies (UN, OFAC, European Union, Bank of England), as well as the following: law enforcement agencies – details of an individual wanted by worldwide policing agencies including; T he Federal Bureau of Investigation and Interpol in connection with various crimes; Regulatory enforcement agencies – details of regulatory actions against individuals; Non–regulatory agencies – details of individuals who have been in breach of US export regulations or have behaved improperly in the World Bank procurement process. This product is designed to identify applicants that appear on these blacklists mentioned above.

Financial Stability (Credit Reference)

Financial Stability searches are often utilised for positions that have significant financial access and/or responsibility.  The search provides information that allows clients to determine if the applicant is financially responsible and/or is in a highly leveraged position that would create an increase in your hiring risk assessment.  A check with one of the main UK credit referencing agencies for example reveals County Court Judgments or Court Decrees, Administration Orders, Individual Voluntary Arrangements or Trust Deeds and Bankruptcy Orders or Sequestration Orders. Please note Financial Stability checks may not be available in all EMEA jurisdictions.

Financial Services Authority (FSA) Register (UK Only)

For any FSA regulated personnel a check with the FSA register will reveal the candidate’s current status with the FSA (active or not); their current controlled function, the firm name, and their commencement date. The history of previous controlled functions is listed. (At present only since Dec 2001). Disciplinary history - supervisory, disciplinary and civil regulatory action is detailed. The register also reveals a list of prohibited individuals. This check will only be conducted on approved persons.

ID Verification

ID Verification matches personal information supplied by the applicant against a comprehensive set of reliable data sources. The check is designed to reduce the need for document collection and increase the effectiveness of traditional paper-based methods of verifying identity.  ID Verification is primarily aimed at applicants who are currently in the UK but it is offered in a more limited form for applicants who are currently outside the UK.

Media

A Media Search will highlight any potentially adverse information relating to the applicant, as determined by a defined search string. The sources used include over ten thousand news databases and archives.

Residency Search

The method used to verify residency varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Residency in the UK is confirmed using the Electoral Roll. Following the Representation of the People Act 2000, Electoral Roll information is of limited use for addresses since October 2000 as pre-employment screening companies are permitted to see only the edited version which does not contain the names of people who ‘opted out’ in order to prevent their data being sold to marketing companies.