Students and Right to Rent Checks
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3rd Sep 2024 | 
3 Min. To Read
For many students leaving home and starting university or college is their first time away from home, and their first time dealing with landlords and the laws around renting property....
Right to Work Information Requests from the Home Office
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27th Aug 2024 | 3 Min. To Read
One of the main powers the Home Office has to tackle illegal working is the authority to issue Information Requests to employers suspected of employing illegal workers without proper identity...
Background Screening in Hospitality
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20th Aug 2024 | 3 Min. To Read
Our restaurants, bars and nightclubs are still struggling to recover from the profound impact of COVID-19 on the hospitality and retail industry in 2020. According to recent figures from the...
Right to Work Checks after Biometric Residence Permits Phased Out
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13th Aug 2024 | 3 Min. To Read
The Home Office has announced plans to discontinue biometric residence permits (BRPs) and physical immigration documents, as of January 1, 2025. This is a huge change to the way the...
Half of All UK Employers are Victims of Degree Fraud
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6th Aug 2024 | 3 Min. To Read
A new survey by the higher education organisation HEDD has indicated that a staggering 49% of large businesses and 48% of smaller employers have come across candidates who lied about...
What Your Employers See When They Check Your Credit
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30th Jul 2024 | 3 Min. To Read
When potential employers conduct credit checks as part of their standard pre-employment checks or identity verification process, they aren't interested in your credit score. Employers look at a modified credit...
Right to Rent a Guide for Tenants
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23rd Jul 2024 | 3 Min. To Read
Right to Rent checks are an essential legal requirement for letting agents and landlords in England. The identity checks are deigned to make sure that tenants are in the UK...
Euro 2024 and Gambling Identity Verification
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16th Jul 2024 | 3 Min. To Read
As England progressed through the European football championships, the interest around their success grew. The betting industry has reported a dramatic increase in the number of gambling customers requesting identity...
Huge Rise in Fraudulent Tenancy Applications
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9th Jul 2024 | 3 Min. To Read
A recent investigation by a property website has revealed that landlords are experiencing a significant surge in fraudulent tenancy applications, raising concerns about the reliability of tenants in terms of...
Security Vetting for Work in Government
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2nd Jul 2024 | 3 Min. To Read
It’s perhaps not surprising that background vetting and identity checks for positions working in the government are standard practice. Most civil servants and other public workers will have some sort...
