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Check a list of recent phone contacts from HMRC to help you decide if a phone call you've received is a scam.
Who can check your criminal record for a role, the application process and how to recognise a genuine certificate.
Employers can check your criminal record no matter what role you apply…
You need to fill in an online or paper form, depending on the type of…
Check recent contacts from HMRC to help you decide if a suspicious email, phone call, text or letter could be a scam.
Check a list of recent emails from HMRC to help you decide if the email you've received is a scam.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to check a person’s signature is genuine if we do not hold a record of their signature on main index.
We’re working to help people securely prove who they are without having to rely on physical documents.
You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.
Getting a UK background check so you can apply for Global Entry and get through USA border control faster: how to apply, how much it costs
Find out how OPG contacts customers and what to do if you are worried a call, email or message is not genuine.
Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children
Guidance for employers about DBS checks, including how to apply, registering with the DBS and the code of practice.
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.
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
You must check that a tenant or lodger can legally rent your residential property in England.
Find out if a business is, or has been, authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority to provide claims management services
When to tell a potential employer, university, college or insurance company about a criminal record, when it becomes 'spent' and what shows up on a DBS check.
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