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HMRC Employment History: Employer Guide
How employers use HMRC Employment History for accurate hiring decisions.


The rise of continuous background checks
Find out about how continuous background checks help mitigate risk and maintain compliance.


Understanding the different types of background check
We’ll help you to understand some of the different types of background checks and navigate the complexities of pre employment screening.


Common challenges in background checking and how to overcome them
In this blog, we will cover the most common challenges that businesses face when conducting background checks on potential new employees.


How Technology Is Transforming And Creating More Accurate Background Checks
Find out how technology is positively transforming employee background checks, and how you can take to ensure you are completing efficiently


Background checks for volunteering: what's needed?
We've outlined the purpose of background checks and the key checks to consider during the hiring process.


The rise of fake references
We’ve explored illegal referencing farms, what they are, how they operate, the risks and implications they pose, and our top tips.


How to improve DEI at work: the role of background checks in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
We have explored the key areas of background checks and the role they play in DEI.


5 Common Background Check Myths
In this blog, we’ve debunked 5 common myths when it comes to background checks to help simplify and enhance your hiring process!


How To Handle A Candidate's Failed Background Check
We have outlined the steps to handle a failed background check, and provided guidelines to support informed hiring decisions.


Valsoft Acquisition of IDGateway
IDGateway are pleased to announce we we have been successfully acquired by Valsoft Corporation.


Executive background checks: What background checks should be carried out on C-Level candidates?
C-level executives, or ‘Chief’ executives, make vital business decisions, execute important actions, and oversee the business strategy...


Why do background checks? The ROI of employee background checks
A robust background checking process brings many benefits to an organisation. So what factors should be considered when calculating the ROI?


In-house vs. Outsourced Background Checks: Which Is Best For Your Business?
Pre-employment background checks are a vital element of the hiring process, with the need for both speed and accuracy of equal importance.


The shocking case of Lucy Letby: what lessons can healthcare employers learn?
On 21st August 2023, neonatal nurse Lucy Letby, the most prolific child serial killer in modern British history, was sentenced to life impri


Platform vs. paper? Making the move to automated background checks
So, your company has introduced technology, apps and SaaS platforms across key areas and functions within the business. But…you’re still man


Digital Background Checks And Digital Recruitment
The digital age is here! In recent years there has been a lot of noise about the rise of the digital age, and now it is here. The recent...


Should the government relax aviation background checks?
Airlines and airports such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham have been struck by staff shortages due to a combination of...


VettingGateway's innovative online references
Background checking companies are changing to keep up with new technologies and business models


Companies House Fails To Background Check Company Names
An investigation by Sheffield University Accounting Professor and Labour peer Prem Sikka suggests that Companies House, the United...

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