The BS7858 screening is the best practice procedure published by the British Standards Institution.

It is the background screening (vetting) of individuals employed in an environment where the security and safety of people, goods or property is a requirement of the employing organisation and/or where such security screening is in the public and/or corporate interest.

If any event steward has not had this, or the BS8406 screening performed, the organiser's insurance will not be valid.

Our BS7858 screening checks are quality assured and carried out by our team of highly trained screening and compliance officers, using efficient practices and processes to ensure we comply with the standard. Having your employees screened to the BS7858 standard allows you to pass on the assurance that you have taken the right steps to reduce the risk of hiring unsuitable candidates to your customers, employees, board, regulators and auditors.

This screening type consists of:

  • ID Verification
  • Address Verification
  • Right to Work Verification (Client must verify this in house if NVS UK are unable to)
  • Financial Credit Report Checked
  • Global Sanctions Checked
  • SIA Licence Check OR Basic DBS (Dependent on whether the position is manned or non-manned guard)
  • Directorship Check

  • 5 Year Activity History

  • Gaps of 31 days documented

  • HMRC Document

We will personally contact and verify each employment/education reference, only using documentation if we are unable to obtain a reference.

Once a candidate has passed the minimum checks, we will issue a Limited Screening report. This is the point when the individual is allowed to start on site and work while we continue the rest of the checks. In order to obtain a Limited Screening, the following must be completed:

  • ID Verification
  • Address Verification
  • Financial Credit Report Checked
  • Global Sanctions Checked
  • SIA Licence Check if they do not have a DBS instead
  • Directorship Check

  • 3 Year Activity History - Their HMRC and most recent payslip can usually be sufficient

If any adverse information is found, such as directorships, sanctions matches or adverse credit information, you will receive an electronic "Acceptance of Risk", aka an "AOR". This is a document that Top Management needs to sign off to confirm that they are happy to accept the risk associated with the adverse information. The candidate cannot have a Limited while an AOR is outstanding. Whether or not you accept the risk is entirely at your discretion, it is our job to simply inform you of the information found.

The time allowed for a full BS7858 screening is 12 weeks or 84 days. If the candidate has been responsive, and through no fault of their own has not been able to provide documentation to complete the screening within this time, then the screening can be extended for a further 4 weeks at the authorisation of the client.