Overseas criminal records checks

Employers are increasingly faced with the challenges of undertaking pre-employment checks on overseas applicants and those who have lived and worked outside the UK. It is important to verify their credentials because they may:

• Exaggerate employment overseas in the belief that the details will not be checked; OR
• Wish to conceal adverse information (e.g. about a criminal record).

The documents on this page highlight some of the issues with conducting checks in other countries and provide more detailed advice in acquiring criminal history information for a range of countries.