New starters at PCI Pal will be subject to a standard background check upon commencement of employment. This check may be carried out either before or after the new starter commences employment.
The DBS (disclosure and barring service) was established in 2012 and carries out the functions previously carried out by the CRB (criminal records bureau). This check will contain details of unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings. All disclosures and any resulting actions taken are protected by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, you can read more about thishere. DBS checks are conducted on all UK staff equally.
For US employees, checks are conducted on both Federal and State (for all States lived in during past 7 years) levels, covering criminal record, violent abuse and sex offender registries. These checks will cover any identifiers, charges and conviction details, and in addition to felony convictions may return misdemeanour dispositions and/or traffic violations amongst other items. These checks are permitted under the Background Check Release Forms that new US starters sign as part of their inductions and are conducted on all US staff equally.
At PCI Pal we will review any previous actions or criminal records on a case-by-case, and will handle any such situations with all discretion and due diligence. Any breach of this duty of discretion may result in disciplinary action.
We reserve the right to request DBS checks on existing employees. This will usually be when an individual changes their role, but is also at the discretion of the business to request a check should it be deemed necessary.
Sanctions Check
PCI Pal will check the UK sanctions list published on the GOV.UK website to ensure new UK employees are not designated or specified under regulations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.
