Your screening
explained.

Employers conduct background checks to verify qualifications, ensure workplace safety, comply with legal requirements, assess trustworthiness, and protect their organisation’s reputation. It is standard practice in many industries.

Your data is stored as evidence of the check for a period defined by the organisation that requested it. After that, all data is securely deleted. We do not keep copies or process your data for any other purpose. Scaut is a data processor (not a data controller) — we follow the rules of the controller.

This depends on the organisation that requested the screening, but you should submit as soon as possible to avoid delays. Any progress you make whilst filling in the form is saved automatically, and you can return to it at any point before the expiry date.

Background checking involves searching a wide variety of sources — government databases, publicly available records, internet data, or interviews with appropriate parties. The sources used always depend on the specific checks ordered by the requesting organisation.

The image is processed and analysed during verification, then securely wiped after the check is completed. All data is kept only for the duration of the retention period set by the organisation running the check.

Scaut is an ISO 27001 certified global workforce screening and verification company. We help organisations conduct screening checks for new and existing employees, contractors, consultants, and more. We specialise in high-risk, high-security, and critical-importance industries.

Yes — the more accurate and complete your information is, the faster it will be. Maintain chronology in employment history, use company email addresses for employers, and attach supporting documents wherever possible.

If you want Scaut to obtain certain documents on your behalf (e.g. from a government agency), you need to provide legal authority to act in your name. This is entirely voluntary and only required when you prefer not to obtain the documents yourself.

In most cases Scaut does not have access to your CV and still needs the information entered directly into the platform for verification purposes.

That is at the discretion of the organisation that requested the check. Contact them directly to ask if you can receive a copy of your results.