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Make sure a job applicant can work in the UK - check they have the right documents and make sure you're not prosecuted for employing an illegal worker.
Employer checking service (ECS): check your employee or potential employee's immigration employment status
You must check that a tenant or lodger can legally rent your residential property in England.
You must check that a tenant or lodger can legally rent your residential…
You can either: check your tenant’s original documents view your tenant’s…
When you copy the documents: make a copy that cannot be changed, such as a…
You must do a follow-up check to make sure your tenant can still rent…
You can ask any agents that manage or let your property to carry out the…
Find out if someone can rent your private residential property in England.
Find out how we'll check you're complying with your SFI agreement.
Find out how inland pre-clearance checks affect you and what you need to do when we carry out checks on your goods.
How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
Form for NCS organisations to apply for registration with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC).
A collection of guidance documents and information about DBS checks and processes.
Your responsibilities to check equipment for fluorinated gas (F gas) leaks.
Advice for employers carrying out right to work checks during the coronavirus pandemic.
This guidance covers the role that the police play in the DBS checking process.
Teacher Services is a free service to check the record of a teacher you employ or are considering employing.
Check details of a tenant's right to rent if they’re not a British or Irish citizen and they’ve given you a share code.
A collection of guidance and policy documents relating to the submission of basic checks, for Responsible Organisations.
Who can check your criminal record for a role, the application process and how to recognise a genuine certificate.
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
Use this service to check your files for formatting errors before submitting annual returns for employment related securities.
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