• Why do I need to provide personal details like my address history?

Modified on Tue, 6 Aug at 5:53 PM

Address history of residence is required by the third parties or government/public bodies to carry out certain checks, such as criminal record checks, credit checks, etc.

Address histories are also required by international governmental bodies authorised to carry out background checks. If your prospective employer has requested such checks, Verifile will request your address history according to the requirements of the check. We will process this data with the organisation who will run the check for you.

We request your address details to make sure that we don’t miss any potential criminal information, and this helps to filter the accurate information on candidates.

Your candidate portal is structured so that if any of these checks are requested, the screening form will advise you to provide the address details according to the period (years) required for the checks.

Address details are also required for Verifile or any other organisation that needs to send any documents to your address.

For example, if you have a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check completed, DBS will post the original certificate to your current address mentioned in the candidate portal**.

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Please note that your prospective employer may request additional checks which require address details during the post submission of your screening form. Verifile will contact you to inform you of this and will provide the instructions with the requirement list.

** DBS will provide the certificate:

Basic check - Certificates can be posted to yours or the client’s current address if requested on your candidate portal screening form.
Standard and Enhanced check - Certificates will be posted directly to the current address as mentioned in your candidate Portal during the time of submission.

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