To not fill in the background/criminal check?

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I’ve recently (happily) been made redundant and am on gardening leave after having been employed by a firm for a good amount of time. Due to some admin cock up on the last acquisition of the firm, all the personal records of existing staff from my acquired firm have been apparently deleted (?) and now need renewing. I have been asked to submit my personal information so they can conduct a criminal record and full background check on me along with other members of staff.

Now, I have nothing to hide, but this just feels really unnecessary given my present employment status with these people. I’ve had one notice from HR, which I ignored, feeling it ridiculous given being in the process of being made redundant, and now received a chaser today, days after properly being notified that I am redundant, with a borderline harassing tone that this is an ‘urgent and critical’ request.

My reasons for not bothering: 1) my role/I am redundant to them 2) I vaguely think a background check will sent my credit history and I am thinking of starting a LC, and 3) they clearly f-d up and deleted my personal data which they certainly had previously from when I was originally employed.

AIBU to just ignore? I’m in disbelief that they are chasing me on this at this time!!

I would ignore honestly. What are they going to do, fire you?

Will they be able to give you a reference in the future if they have no personal data?

With the new data protection laws (coming in in May) companies can only request information that they legitimately need. I would email hr to say that as you are no longer involved in their business they have no need to aquire your personal data.

Borderline harassment?

Of course you can be a dick if you want and they clearly messed up but why not make someone's life just a little bit easier for the 10 minutes it takes you.

1. you're happy

2. don't know what LC means but your financial information wouldn't be shared.

3. yes

3.5) you may fuck up in the future. I'm sure you've done so in the past. Don't be a dick.

I wouldn't complete it, but I would let them know why. A short email explanation wouldn't take you long and would help you not to burn that bridge. You never know who might end up being your client some day.

Ask them why they specifically need the information.

Rather than ignoring it, it would be better to do what EatSleep said and get in touch with them. They could then put a note on your file not to contact you again. The way they are acting doesn't seem very efficient but perhaps it is 2 different groups not keeping each other informed.