Just as the CRB used to do, the DBS conducts background and criminal record
checks on behalf of employers across England and Wales.
Not exact matches
For this level
of Check,
employers must apply
on behalf of the potential candidate; individuals can not apply themselves.
Background screening companies must do the same
on behalf of employers who trust them to handle the delicate activity
of background
checking.
Job seekers are being approached by phone and email by third parties who claim to be doing background
checks on behalf of a potential
employer.
The FCRA is the federal law that regulates background
checks of job applicants by third party background screening firms
on behalf of employers.