We provide advice to employers and screening providers on building stronger, smarter, and more effective background screening programs, enhancing their background check services to ensure hiring success and effective risk mitigation.
We provide advice to employers and screening providers on building stronger, smarter, and more effective background screening programs, enhancing their background check services to ensure hiring success and effective risk mitigation.
At the Background Check Advisory, our purpose is to enhance how organizations manage background screening risk. We offer independent industry advice that empowers employers and screening providers to create stronger, more effective, and future-ready background check services, ultimately driving hiring success and improving risk mitigation strategies.
BCA boasts over 25 years of experience in background screening, HR, and recruitment, with insights gained from both the provider and employer sides of the industry. This comprehensive expertise enables us to offer valuable advice on background check services, helping clients navigate hiring success and implement effective risk mitigation strategies.
We assess background screening through four connected areas: Policy, Process, Product, and Provider. Our independent advice on background check services is practical and tailored to each client’s workforce, risk profile, and objectives, ensuring hiring success while transforming complex challenges into clear priorities and achievable actions for effective risk mitigation.
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The Background Check Advisory collaborates with employers and screening providers to enhance how background screening programmes, products, and services are designed, delivered, and developed. Our extensive experience in both sectors equips us to provide practical advice grounded in the real needs of employers and the challenges within the market.
Whether you are an employer looking to strengthen your screening programme or a provider seeking guidance on developing your background check services, The Background Check Advisory can assist you in understanding your priorities and making informed decisions that contribute to hiring success and effective risk mitigation.
Every engagement begins by understanding your organisation, workforce, risk profile and reason for change.
We then assess the relevant programme evidence and stakeholder experience to identify strengths, gaps, dependencies and priority actions.
Our recommendations are practical, proportionate and supported by a clear roadmap that reflects your operating environment, resources and objectives.
We welcome a discussion and provide a FREE 30 minute consultation to better understand your background checking needs.

At the Background Check Advisory, our purpose is to enhance how organizations manage background screening risk. We offer independent industry advice that empowers employers and screening providers to create stronger, more effective, and future-ready background check services, ultimately driving hiring success and improving risk mitigation strategies.

BCA boasts over 25 years of experience in background screening, HR, and recruitment, with insights gained from both the provider and employer sides of the industry. This comprehensive expertise enables us to offer valuable advice on background check services, helping clients navigate hiring success and implement effective risk mitigation strategies.
We are dedicated to providing our clients with the highest level of best-in-class background check services, and to further enhance our offering in 2024, we launched a cost-effective annual advisory membership programme for direct employers, a first of its kind in the background screening industry. The BCA annual membership gives direct employers year-round access to independent background screening expertise, advice, practical resources, specialist training, and industry insight. It is designed for teams that want to keep their screening programmes current and effective, while having trusted independent support available to ensure hiring success and risk mitigation.

Ensuring that individuals reviewing and approving background check results possess the necessary skills, knowledge, and experience is crucial for any organization operating a best-in-class background screening program and aiming for effective risk mitigation in hiring success.
Foundation Level 1 offers participants the essential advice and foundations required to successfully assess and approve background check services.
This program is suitable for both new and existing investigators, ensuring that their skills and knowledge remain accurate and up-to-date. It also serves as a valuable refresher for those seeking to understand the importance and purpose of a comprehensive background check program.

Conducting best-in-class background check investigations goes well beyond simply reviewing results on a background check report. To effectively mitigate hiring risk, investigators must follow expert advice on structuring a comprehensive background screening process that ensures an in-depth assessment of results, uncovering discrepancies that may not be evident to the untrained eye.
Foundation Level 2 training equips businesses with essential skills and knowledge necessary for improved risk mitigation by enhancing in-house investigation techniques.
This training is suitable for individuals with a solid understanding of background check services who wish to advance their investigation techniques and contribute to hiring success.
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