FSA Fit & Proper check
HOW DOES IT WORK?
- Purchase the check you require online
- Download and complete the provided form
- You post or fax the form to the address provided on
the form
- We carry out the check
- We send you the results either by email or post.
WHAT DOES IT COST?
- FSA Fit & Proper check - £235.00
(Plus VAT)
WHAT SERVICES ARE OFFERED?
FSA Fit & Proper check - £235.00 (Plus VAT)
- CCJ Check
- Checking for any County Court Judgements (CCJ)
- Checking current, previous or forwarding addresses
- How many credit applications the candidate has applied
for
- Any names known as other than what is on their application
form
- Standard Criminal record
- Checking if candidate has any current or "spent"
criminal convictions
The meaning of "Spent"
Under The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974
sets out to make life easier for many people who have
been convicted of a criminal offence and who have
since lived on the right side of the law. A person
convicted of all but the most serious criminal offences
and who receives a sentence less than 2.5 years in
prison, benefits from the Act if they are not convicted
again during a specified period. This is called the
rehabilitation period. In general terms, the more
severe a penalty is, the longer the rehabilitation
period. Once a rehabilitation period has expired and
no further offending has taken place, a conviction
is considered to be 'spent'. Once a conviction has
been spent, the convicted person does not have to
reveal it or admit its existence in most circumstances,
including, for example, when applying for a job. In
most circumstances, an employer cannot refuse to employ
someone, or dismiss them, on the basis of a spent
conviction. There are some exceptions to the general
principle that spent convictions do not have to be
declared. When assessing the suitability of a person
for a position of trust, an employer is entitled to
ask a candidate to reveal details of all convictions,
whether spent or not. This is, in part, to ensure
that children and other vulnerable groups are adequately
protected from those in positions of authority over
them. These positions of trust, or excepted professions,
are set out in the ROA Exceptions Order
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