The world is less safe than it was years ago, as all types of criminal activities have grown thanks to the access to Internet, so verifying a person, a company or any other entity no longer comes as a surprise for anyone. Luckily, the methods through which these verifications can be done have also been enhanced and one can appeal to private investigators or even the authorities when in need to check a person or a company.
In the case of individuals, the matter is less complicated, as every person in the world has his/her own history of crimes held by the police under the well-known criminal record.
Among the countries that have one of the best criminal record systems is the United Kingdom. Here, criminal record checks can be performed online with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), based on a fee.
The criminal record in the UK
The information one will find in a person’s criminal record is related to all the severe and less severe offences, police warnings and even convictions, however this does not mean an individual cannot have a clean criminal record.
Those who want to verify someone’s criminal record must file a request with the DBS, pay the fee in accordance with the interrogation to be performed and wait for the verification certificate to be issued.
It is also possible to verify one’s own criminal record.
Types of criminal record verifications
Those planning on verifying someone’s criminal background in the UK can select the amount of information they will receive, meaning a search with the DBS can be targeted for specific types of crimes.
The following types of criminal checks are available with the…
