Also known as an International Criminal History Check (ICHC), a fit2work international police check details recorded criminal history in over 200 countries. This includes identifying felony and/or misdemeanour level conviction records and arrests pending adjudication.
International Police Check
Background check candidates against criminal records in over 200 countries. fit2work’s international police checks are suited to new hire and ongoing employment screening.
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Reveal candidate criminal history from other countries with fit2work’s fast and accurate international police check solution. Our ACIC accredited checking process, and an easy-to-use online platform gives you the control and confidence you need to make important employee selection and HR management decisions.
Log in to our secure online portal to access and track international criminal history check results at a glance. Screen, induct and maintain credentials for your candidates all in one place. Driven by quality, expertise and innovation, our platform is so reliable that it’s used by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) to provide international police checks for health practitioners.
Coverage of over 200 countries. Select multiple countries based on the candidate’s travel and work history.
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Checks are usually ready within 5 to 15 working days. In some cases, it will take longer, depending on the processing times of government agencies coordinating checks in each country.
Once the checks are underway, track their status from start to finish through a single click in the online fit2work platform.
No, the fit2work platform will automatically send your candidate an email notification of where to upload their details. Users will receive ongoing reminders, and fit2work customer care staff will be on hand to walk them through the process of uploading their identity documents.
We began processing police checks in 2008 and today we are one of Australia’s foremost online screening service providers. As an AHPRA approved vendor, fit2work meets rigorous requirements to provide international criminal history checks for health practitioners Australia wide.
Yes, the fit2work platform offers a single centralised place to order, track and manage more than 100 different background checks. It helps business mitigate and manage risk in a changing human resource environment by providing support across the entire employee lifecycle, from initial hiring through to separation.
With seamless integration into your existing onboarding and due diligence programs, the fit2work platform offers a range of customisable tools to suit your business needs. It’s a fast and easy-to-use service that certifies employees are compliant, up to date and fit to work – all from a single dashboard.
There are no rules or regulations about how often an international police check should be conducted. It’s useful to keep in mind that it’s a ‘point in time’ check only, so records are checked up until the date of issue, not after. If infringements occur later, you won’t know about them, which is why regular police checks will help mitigate risk to your business.
The fit2work online portal allows you to track and manage the status of all your police checks. You can search and auto-schedule future refresher checks.
There is far more value in conducting police background checks if you have a plan for what you’re going to do with the results. Preparation and strategy is a crucial part of using background checks to benefit your business. Check out this sample process flow in our Police Check eBook showing the relationship between police checks and organisational policies and procedures.
When an international check has been 'referred for manual processing', it means that our international providers are administering the check. As these records are managed by the government or police of these overseas countries, fit2work cannot expedite these checks.
You can verify a check by going to https://www.fit2work.com.au/Public/ResultVerification and following the prompts.
Interested in a packaged solution?
If running individual checks is not enough for your business we offer an integrated solution. Get in touch with us to discuss these solutions or visit our Workforce Mangement Solution website.
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