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These 11 South African industries attract the highest number of job candidates with criminal records
February 10, 2017 - Background screening company, Managed Integrity Evaluation (MIE), says that as many as one in 10 job candidates has a criminal record, with some industries attracting far more candidates with criminal histories than others – including state owned enterprises. MIE’s data is pulled from its vetting services conducted over the past year – and published in an annual background screening report. The company conducted a total of 561,346 qualification checks in 2016 – up 17% from 2015. In terms of criminal record checks, director and CEO of MIE, Ina van der Merwe said that the company completed 741,560 checks – of which, 10% of candidates had a criminal record. ...
European Commission Dismisses Privacy Shield Concerns Over Trump Executive Order
February 10, 2017 - On January 25, 2017, President Trump signed a new Executive Order on Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the U.S. Among other elements...
Wipe criminal records at age 25, report will suggest
February 09, 2017 - Young people’s criminal records should be wiped when they reach the age of 25, the former chair of the Workplace Relations Commission has sai...
Attorney general opinion on city's gun background checks expected soon
January 25, 2017 - Montana Attorney General Tim Fox likely will issue his legal opinion in the next week on a universal background check ordinance passed by the Misso...
Police struggle with background checks for foreign students
December 27, 2016 - West Lafayette police have been grappling with how to conduct background checks on foreign college students who apply for handgun licenses in India...
Data Facts Talks Turkey About Background Screening
December 01, 2016 - As a nationwide provider of background screening solutions, Data Facts, Inc. is an industry expert on powerful employment screening tools employers...
Preventing gun suicides may require changes to background check laws
November 21, 2016 - Gun control laws that mandate a background check before a gun can be temporarily transferred to a friend or family member may interfere with suicid...
Criminal background checks go mobile in Rhode Island
November 11, 2016 - The attorney general's office will hold events in August to provide national and state checks in local communities. The Rhode Is...
PSNI get greater access to European files
October 28, 2016 - The authorities in Northern Ireland are to be granted access to criminal records in more European countries. It is part of an extens...
Police propose to exile those with criminal records
October 25, 2016 - In a bid to curb hooliganism in the district, police have suggested a drastic measure to exile as many as 152 individuals with past crime records....
Johor police cripple international drug syndicate in Ayer Hitam, Yong Peng
October 14, 2016 - Police raids at two illegal syabu laboratories near Ayer Hitam and Yong Peng on Saturday morning has crippled an international drug syndicate....
New Zealand criminals are strolling into Australia without background checks
October 11, 2016 - New Zealand criminals are strolling into Australia without background checks as the number of Kiwi deportations swells. There is mou...
Criminal records now available online
September 28, 2016 - It is now possible for Portuguese citizens to consult and request their criminal records or clearance via the Internet. Records are...
3 things to know about getting criminal records cleared
September 15, 2016 - This Saturday, Asbury Park Community Action Network will host a forum on expungement , as part of its efforts to help people with criminal records...
Japan to start background checks of nuclear workers in anti-terrorism effort
September 09, 2016 - The nation’s nuclear watchdog decided Wednesday to require background checks for workers at nuclear power plants and other facilities as part...
Belgium machete attacker was Algerian with criminal record
August 26, 2016 - A machete-wielding man who attacked and wounded two policewomen in Belgium was an Algerian national who had "a criminal record but was not kno...
Seoul to require criminal records of new foreign sailors
July 29, 2016 - Foreign sailors seeking to work for South Korean ships may be required to submit their criminal records while their South Korean captains and colle...
Two arrested in connection with Nice attack
July 21, 2016 - French authorities arrested an Albanian couple Sunday in connection with the Nice terror attacks that killed 84 people last week, the Paris prosecu...
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