Who is the source of criminal check data in Belgium?
Service du Casier Judiciaire Central
What is the process in Belgium?
The requesting party will request the check from the ATS or their Zinc account.
- Automated instructions are delivered to the candidate to upload a copy of their ID and some personal details in a dynamic web form
- Zinc submits the request to the authorities
- Zinc receives the results (digitally) and provides a signed digital report
- The candidate receives a text to say the process is complete.
What details are required from the candidate to submit the check?
- First Name
- Last Name
- Birth Date
- Current Address
- Passport/ID Copy*
- Specific Application form
- Specific Authorization form
- Consent
* For Belgium Citizens: Both sides of Valid Belgium National ID Copy (The National ID Card should have National Register Number) or Passport.
For Non-Citizens: Valid National ID copy from any country (as long as the following information is indicated in the document in Latin: Name, Surname, DOB, and Place of Birth) or Passport.
What is covered in the criminal check?
The criminal certificate includes information on the subject’s criminal convictions, except
spent convictions or such where the subject has been rehabilitated. The covered types of
offenses include but are not limited to:
- Violence against the person;
- Sexual offences;
- Burglary;
- Robbery;
- Theft and handling stolen goods;
- Fraud and forgery;
- Criminal damage;
- Drug offences;
- Motoring offences;
The rehabilitation period depends of the type of offense and conviction pronounced as
follows:
- a criminal conviction of up to 3 years of imprisonment is prescribed after 5 years from the date on which the sentence was completed;
- a criminal conviction of 5 to 20 years of imprisonment is prescribed after 10 years from the date on which the sentence was completed
- a criminal conviction of more than 20 years is prescribed after 20 years from the date on which the sentence was completed
What is the expected turnaround time?
Period covered by the check:
The records are kept based on the legal prescription and rehabilitation periods applicable for
each type of conviction provided by the local regulations in Belgium.
Privacy statement:
The details contained in this report should not be used as the sole reason for making a decision. Zinc Work Ltd is not liable for any inaccuracies or incompleteness in the information appearing in this report since it is provided to Zinc Work Ltd by third parties. This report has been produced for the purchaser of the report and Zinc Work Ltd will have no liability to loss.
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