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Criminal Background Checks
We are a reputable background checking company that is affiliated with one of the leading and most trustworthy background screening companies (MIE) in South Africa.
We use the right software to verify and screen potential candidates in a quick and effective manner, saving you time and money.
A criminal record or police record is a history with the criminal justice system. Every judicial system is based on the countries laws, so the existence of a criminal record varies between countries and between localized jurisdictions within that country.
In most cases it lists all non-expunged criminal offences and may also include traffic offences such as speeding and drunk driving. In some countries its strictly limited to actual convictions, while other countries include minor arrests, dismissed cases, charges pending and acquittals.
Checks are a prerequisite for people working in positions with special security concerns, such as trucking, ports of entry, and airports (including airline transportation).
These checks are used as protective measures to prevent people with criminal records from working in careers involving the elderly, disabled, or children.
What information will be recorded on a South African PCC?
If one is found guilty and charged, the offence will be recorded, irrespective of the charge. Minor offences like drunk and disorderly and shop lifting will also appear if charged, as well as admissions of guilt.
If a criminal case was opened and the investigating officer took your warning statement and fingerprints, the pending case will not appear on your clearance certificate, but all pending matters will appear on the criminal check
Our process
The AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System) is used to electronically check the fingerprints directly against the South African Police Services (SAPS) database to determine a possible criminal record.
Criminal Record checks are legally required to be verified by using a set of digitally captured fingerprints in South Africa.
Our thorough checks help employers:
- Reduce the high cost of turnover by screening in employees who stay longer.
- Reduce losses from employee theft, employee fraud and absenteeism due drug and alcohol abuse.
- Prevent workplace violence and litigation.
- Avoid wasted benefits.
Our comprehensive service conducts pre-employment criminal check that ensure that the hiring process is smooth to and yields a solid workforce.
We conduct checks to confirm the validity of the information found on an employment application or résumé/curriculum vitae. They are also conducted to further differentiate potential employees and inform on which candidate is best suited for the post in the company. Employers have an obligation to make sure their work environment is safe for all employees and this help prevent employment problems in the workplace.
Our report has MIE details on it but they both come from the same database which is the updated database of the SAP
Another difference is that the clearance certificate will only pick up convictions. Our searches will include convictions and any pending trials on the candidates fingerprints/ details.
The premium search takes turnaround time is 5-hours.
Both are valid only for that moment, as your status can change any moment
Senario 1: you walk out of the police station where you just picked up your PCC or out just received your criminal check from us via email, get into your car, just around the corner you knock down a pedestrian, and a case is open against you for reckless driving, and you have to be proven innocent or guilty…
Senario 2: you just received your results today, later the evening you attend a party and are having just 1 glass too many without thinking. On your way home you are pulled off by the traffic for a random check and can’t believe the results yourself when you are put on a breather and taken away handcuffed because you just over the limit.