An Introduction to Employee Background Checks
This course explains why organisations carry out background checks and how to do them fairly. You will learn about right to work checks, the different levels of DBS check, references and qualification checks, and how the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 protects people with spent convictions. You will also learn how to handle criminal offence data lawfully under the UK GDPR and how to keep screening consistent and free from discrimination.
- Modules
- 4
- Duration
- About 45 minutes
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 10 questions from a bank of 16
Learning outcomes
- ✓Explain the purpose of background checks and the principles of fair, proportionate screening.
- ✓Describe how a correct right to work check gives an employer a statutory excuse.
- ✓Distinguish between basic, standard and enhanced DBS checks and who is eligible for each.
- ✓Apply the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 when dealing with spent and unspent convictions.
- ✓Handle criminal offence data and other screening information lawfully under the UK GDPR.
- ✓Carry out checks consistently to avoid discrimination under the Equality Act 2010.
Course contents
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Module 1: Why background checks matter and right to work
Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 2: Criminal record checks and the DBS
Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 3: References, history and spent convictions
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 4: Handling data fairly and consistently
Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Final assessment & certificate