04/01/2021 15:32:17
Detailed below is a summary of the updates we have made to the pre-employment check standards, this page is updated each time we make an amendment and will help you quickly identify changes.
| Type of check |
What's been updated |
When was the update |
| Criminal record check |
- Pages 15-16: Updated overseas police check requirements and removed subsections 'Recruiting from non-EEA and EU/EEA countries' to make clear requirements when recruiting from outside the UK.
- NB: this standard was also updated in November 2020 to reflect changes to the DBS filtering rules.
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January 2021 |
| Employment history and reference check |
- Pages 3-4: Clarified guidance outlining how employers can use the most recent reference in NHS to NHS moves, rather than gaining employment history for the past three years.
- Page 9: New section on armed forces references and using a certificate of service as a potential reference.
- Page 9: Updated section to highlight how employers should report any serious concerns on discrepancies in information provided to NHS Counter Fraud Authority.
|
April 2019 |
| Identity check |
- Pages 10-11: 'Recruiting those furthest from the jobs market' section created to make clearer existing guidance on acceptable forms of documentation from people furthest from the jobs market.
- Ensured links throughout link to most up to date information.
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January 2021 |
| Professional registration and qualification check |
- Pages 4-5: Updated the 'Recruiting from the European Union (EU)' section to detail transitional arrangements to recognising professional qualifications.
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January 2021 |
| Right to work check |
- Pages 8-9: Under the heading 'Recruiting outside of the UK' we have detailed the new immigration system that that applies to all recruitment outside of the UK.
- Page 9: Clarity provided on the documentation EEA nationals can use to prove their right to work until 30 June 2021.
- Removed appendix 2 which detailed additional right to work guidance for specific countries as no longer applicable.
- Updated links to most up to date Home Office guidance throughout.
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January 2021 |
| Work health assessment |
- Page 3: Under 'Importance of a work health assessment' we have highlighted the need to obtain health clearances for all staff planning on undertaking exposure prone procedures.
- Ensured links throughout link to most up to date information.
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January 2021 |