To ask for a criminal record check?

[Squeakycleanhome]

I have my own cleaning business, and I’m about to employ someone, AIBU to ask them to do a criminal record check on themselves and bring me the certificate for the interview?

I don't think you can do one on yourself. You have to do it, and pay for it. You'd need to wait until you offered them the job though.

For the interview yes I think you are as they’ll pay out with no guarantee of a job but you offer the job I think as long as DBS is clear

As the employer, you should be the one to obtain the record check, imo.

I don't think you can do one on yourself. You have to do it, and pay for it. You'd need to wait until you offered them the job though.

Depends where you are in the U.K. in Scottish you can register for a criminal records check yourself. I did it recently and sent the certificate to a new employer as part of my pre-employment screening.

You can only request a DBS check if you are entitled to. And on the face of it I don't think you are.
Si yes very unreasonable

Only if you are certain you will employ them if the record is clear.

As the employer, you should be the one to obtain the record check, imo.

It doesn't work that way where I live. I recall having had to provide something like this, and it was me who did so. Don't think employers can just walk around and get record checks on random people by claiming they consider employing them.

It is reasonable to ask for it when your employees work in customers' homes, but it wouldn't be reasonable to ask people to spend money if they can't be sure to get the job.

This might be better off in Legal ? Pretty certain it's unlawful to request a DBS check unless it's for a clearly defined role that needs it.

You can't just get them "because" ....

Apart from Disclosure Scotland you can't do them on yourself. As an employer you can only ask for them if the person is going to be undertaking "regulated activity". Now if you have vulnerable clients or are regurlaly undertakibng work in schoools, nurseries or care homes you may well be entitled to ask. Otherwise I don't think you are.

Yabu to expect them to have a DBS for the interview as many people wont have them and so will have to pay out with no guarantee of a job. Yanbu to ask candidates to bring their DBS if they have it though.

If they don't have it when they come to interview then you can make it clear that if they were offered the job they would need to have one and their employment would be subject to them having it.

Don't think employers can just walk around and get record checks on random people by claiming they consider employing them.

I used to carry out checks on after school activity tutors and currently carry them out for plumbers who undertake maintenance in schools, hospitals and sheltered housing. I would often start the process as final interview stage but would not submit anything until a job offer had been made subject to satisfactory DBS check.

The employer has to register with an Umbrella Body (unless they are very large). The employee then has to fill in an online form where they state what their position is and what type of work they are carrying out. They have to bring in several forms od ID and proof of address and this has to be checked and countersigned.