Reed want to see my husband's bank statements 😩

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Desperate to get back into the workplace after 10 years out being a SAHM. Plucked up the courage to go for a Reed interview for a teaching assistant job (no qualifications required even though I have a BSc). Was told I had too much of a gap in my CV and they would need to see my husbands bank statements to “prove that I had been supported by him during this time”. I feel this is a total invasion of our privacy, what has my husbands finances got to do with whether or not I am capability of being a teaching assistant?? Am I being completely unreasonable refusing to provide this? They said they can’t give me a job unless I show his bank statements 😩

What’s the problem in handing it over

I handed mine over

You can have wages paid into a partners bank account not all wages go through tax

Like I said either try another agency or if you are not wanting to hand over that sort of information look for another area of work

She is applying to work with the most vulnerable in society

If you have issues with that then I suggest you work in another area

what a ridiculous statement. It's a TA job, not an FCA-regulated role.
The husband's income is irrelevant and private!

It'll be a statement that's wanted, not a bank statement. The Reed person or OP will have misunderstood.

I've had to supply statements before related to confirming details for others, and had an old client confirm mine for passport. It's quite straightforward to do.

@YouJustFoldItIn

I can’t really understand the issue

You are applying to work with the most vulnerable in our society you privacy will be invaded slightly by the agency applying for the DBS check which will be enhanced

How will looking at her husband's bank statement show that she is safe to work with children?

Because men with sufficient become would only marry a woman that was appropriate. If she is good enough for a husband with an income then she is good enough for the school. Seems legit.

Because men with sufficient become would only marry a woman that was appropriate. If she is good enough for a husband with an income then she is good enough for the school. Seems legit.

😂😂😂

Yeah, sounds about right.

But you know, looking at the TA cars in the school car park, you might have more a point that you though 😂

OP - just have your DH write a letter with address and date to state you were a SAHM from date to date, that you are not working in that period and that you have shared finances for living expenses. That'll be sufficient.

How will looking at her husband's bank statement show that she is safe to work with children?

It won’t. But it will, in one way or another, verify that he has supported the OP and ergo she isn’t hiding a job somewhere that she’s been dismissed from or quietly let go without the involvement of the police or other services that might show up on a CV.

OP could be in school with your children. The school needs to know that all checks that could possibly have been made have been made. You need to know it as a parent because she will automatically be able to be on her own with your child.

As I say, there are other agencies.

I don’t understand how seeing his bank statement would show he had been supporting you anyway. Unless he has a monthly transaction say ‘payment to wife’ but then this would be in your bank account.
Do they also want you to prove you have children and have been a stay at home parent.

This is bizarre and totally breaks gdpr I would report them.

That does not sound right at all, I worked for Reed for a few years working in schools they never mentioned gap in CV or bank statements.

Ridiculous and doesn't sound GDPR compliant. I'd be tempted to reply and explain its you applying for the job not your husband and therefore his bank statements are not relevant.

You can have wages paid into a partners bank account not all wages go through tax

I could also have several personal accounts. Accounts in different countries. Uses kids accounts. Friends accounts. Parents accounts. Cash in hand. Paypal. I just don't think this whole things prove anyhting. Yes, they can ask that and op can just use a different agency but I do think it's valid to question the conduct and policies of such a large company.

I would have been stuffed in his situation as I mostly returned to (teaching) work due to splitting with my ex, as well as my children now being at school.

I can't see my ex cooperating with handing over years of his bank statements to a company that had no legal reason to require them. Especially if it benefitted me (and his kids, but no logic with him).

Even if the DH was supporting her she could still have an hidden job or be working cash in hand, it doesn't make any difference

It's not for the DBS. Why do people keep saying that? You never need someone else's bank statement for an enhanced DBS check.

You don't even need your OWN bank statement for a DBS check! Yes you need to present documents like driving licence or passport to confirm your identity, and will need P60 or Council Tax statement or Gas bill to prove your address but providing a bank statement is not required.

Bank accounts don't matter for Right to Work either, it's the individual who needs to prove their nationality, and the way you do that is by showing your passport, either UK, or foreign with the appropriate stamps/visas. Or your biometric residence permit. Not your husband's bank statement!

How does the past affect the present in this case? I really hope this is a case of some newbie getting things wrong rather than this being an actual ‘thing’

@EnoughnowIthink

How will looking at her husband's bank statement show that she is safe to work with children?

It won’t. But it will, in one way or another, verify that he has supported the OP and ergo she isn’t hiding a job somewhere that she’s been dismissed from or quietly let go without the involvement of the police or other services that might show up on a CV.

OP could be in school with your children. The school needs to know that all checks that could possibly have been made have been made. You need to know it as a parent because she will automatically be able to be on her own with your child.

As I say, there are other agencies.

Like i said , me and OH have separate bank accounts. What would looking at his actually prove?

Ok it’s not for the DNS it’s safe guarding

Like I said I handed all mine over (was a painf to get all the documentation required I’m single so it only my bank statements)

The back ground checks are thorough if you don’t want to apply to work in another area

Fair enough to ask for proof of your address for a DBS, this could include your bank statement. But this is for proof of your address and not to check transactions. Her DH bank statements can not be used for her DBS verification.

Entirely different to ask for her DH bank statements as evidence that she was a SAHP - one, this is his information and not hers, two it proves nothing.

Yes the vetting process is understandably more intensive for Education and Social Care, but Reed are going beyond what is required by legislation/OFSTED. Clearly that is their right, but I would just go direct to a school or join another agency.

I’m a nursery manager and work with the most vulnerable in society, I also recruit others to work in the nursery and I have never had to show my bank statements to anyone never mind my husbands
I’ve never had to ask any candidate to supply bank statements belonging to another person. It’s not needed for a dbs and it’s not part of safer recruiting procedures

The school needs to know that all checks that could possibly have been made have been made. You need to know it as a parent because she will automatically be able to be on her own with your child.

But in what way can the details of her husband's income (or the bit of it he manages through one current account that he lets them know about, if he has a criminal sideline) be relevant to her suitability? He could be too busy making money to notice what his wife is doing in the basement.

I'm with the "misunderstanding what they mean by statement" camp I think.

@OhWhyNot

Ok it’s not for the DNS it’s safe guarding

Like I said I handed all mine over (was a painf to get all the documentation required I’m single so it only my bank statements)

The back ground checks are thorough if you don’t want to apply to work in another area

But that is your bank statement not someone else's that you handed over, if they had asked for OPs bank statement fair enough, though probably not necessary

What would looking at his actually prove?

God only knows. That bills have been paid? Council Tax? Stuff that suggests you are anchored in the norms of society and not off abusing kids somewhere?

What the actual fuck?

But how would seeing his bank statements prove this? It certainly wouldn't prove you hadn't been in prison etc.

Wrong I'd say, take it higher....

Because men with sufficient become would only marry a woman that was appropriate. If she is good enough for a husband with an income then she is good enough for the school. Seems legit.

Welcome to Gilead-on-sea. A friendly town! This is both terrifying and a bit snobby. The most important point is that being asked to hand over husbands bank statements would make the OP beholden to her husband for the ability to work. That has frightening implications for women!