Northern Ireland Criminal Record Check

Who is the source of criminal check data in Northern Ireland? 

AccessNI

What is the process in Northern Ireland?

The requesting party will request the check from the ATS or their Zinc account.

• Automated instructions will be sent to the candidate, prompting them to provide their personal information via their Zinc account.
• The candidate will receive an email from our checking partner, iCOVER. This email will include step-by-step instructions, starting with a link to the Authority’s portal.
• The candidate must create an account on the Authority’s portal and input their personal information as required.
• The candidate must enter the Responsible Body (iCOVER) code before submitting their application. This code will be provided in the step-by-step instructions email.
• Once submitted, the application the candidate must reply to iCover's email confirming the steps have been taken. Failure to confirm may delay the process.
• The application will be received in our AccessNI Responsible Body account and our dedicated agents will review the information.
• If discrepancies are found, the application will be returned to the candidate for correction. If all information is correct, the application will be approved and sent to AccessNI for processing.

The criminal certificate will be emailed to the candidate which should be forwarded to contact@zincwork.com.
Zinc receives the result (digitally) and provides a signed digital report.

What details are required from the candidate to submit the check?

• First Name
• Last Name 
• Birth Date 
• Place of Birth (Town/City and Country)
• Email Address
• Passport or Driver's License or National Insurance Number
• Consent 

What is covered in the criminal check?

The copy of the Certificate of Basic Disclosure issued by AccessNI has nationwide coverage, including citizens and foreigners over 18 years of age.

This issuance of the certificate is subject to the candidate’s explicit consent and is intended to serve one particular purpose indicated during the application process.

The AccessNI reserves the right to issue or reject the issuance of the certificate after careful assessment and scrutiny of the nature of the request.

The Certificate contains information for all of the following criminal convictions or offenses, except those deleted by rehabilitation laws or considered spent:

• Offences against the constitution (e.g., electoral offences, corruption, trespass, etc.).
• Misuse of public force.
• Offences committed by public servants.
• Offences against the public interest.
• Offences against the private interest.
• Offences against the public authority, influence, and fraud, perversion of justice, refusal
  to assist justice
• Disobedience to judicial orders.
• Obstruction of public service.
• Offences against state guarantees.
• Usurpation.
• Guarantee of the national economy.
• Felonies and misdemeanours against the general interest (e.g., public safety, offences
  against the public peace, public economy, public health, public decency; public worship).
• Felonies and misdemeanours against the private interest (e.g., killing, harm, intentional
  force, private liberty, sexual offences, personal tranquility, confidence, property,
  insolvency, children, and family)
• Simple offences.

The Certificate validity depends on the record available on the certificate. If there are records
available, the certificate is valid for one day. If no records are available on the certificate it will
be upto the employer to decide the validity (for employment purposes this can be considered
as 3 months) and is issued in English.

What is the expected turnaround time?

Here.

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 Norther Ireland. All the records are
maintained by the AccessNI, the authority receives the request and conducts a detailed review
and issues the certificate based on the above.

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.