Industries Recurring checks Supply chain screening Pre-employment screening KYC screening
Hiring due diligence

Hire with confidence.

Make every hire count. Scaut’s pre-employment checks give you verified facts before day one: faster than you think, simpler than you expect.

Criminal record check

Criminal record extracts from national registers across Europe, and in other countries on request. Candidates give their own consent and details, so there is less administration for you.

National DB check International check Spent convictions GDPR-compliant

Education verification

Confirm degrees, diplomas, and professional qualifications directly with the issuing institution. Catch certificate fraud before it’s your liability.

Degree verification Institution contact Dates confirmed Fraud detection

Employment history

Verify previous employers, job titles, and dates of employment. Uncover unexplained gaps and misrepresented roles before they become problems.

Employer verification Title & dates Gap detection Reference option

Right to work

Confirm a candidate’s legal right to work in the relevant country. Reduce exposure to civil penalties with documented, timestamped verification.

Work entitlement Document check Visa status Timestamped proof

Identity verification

Confirm a candidate is who they claim to be with biometric document verification, liveness checks, and database cross-referencing.

Document scan Biometric check Liveness detection Database match

Professional reference checks

Structured reference interviews with previous managers, completed digitally, standardised for fairness and documented for your records.

Structured questions Digital collection Manager references Stored securely

Scaut by the numbers

Europe-wide coverage. Results in seconds, not weeks.

36European countries covered
Tile map of Europe: core checks in 36 countries, 18 countries of Central and Eastern Europe highlighted, plus the rest of the EU, the United Kingdom and Switzerland; Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein on demandIcelandISNorwayNOSwedenSEFinlandFIIrelandIEUnited KingdomUKDenmarkDKEstoniaEENetherlandsNLGermanyDEPolandPLLatviaLVBelgiumBELuxembourgLUCzechiaCZSlovakiaSKLithuaniaLTUkraineUAFranceFRSwitzerlandCHLiechtensteinLIAustriaATHungaryHURomaniaROMoldovaMDPortugalPTSpainESItalyITSloveniaSICroatiaHRSerbiaRSBulgariaBGMaltaMTBosnia and HerzegovinaBANorth MacedoniaMKMontenegroMEAlbaniaALGreeceGRCyprusCY
  • Central & Eastern Europe (18)
  • Rest of EU, UK & Switzerland (18)
  • On demand (3)
100%

of EU countries covered

All 27 EU states plus the UK and Switzerland

18

CEE countries covered

11 EU states plus Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans

3 sec

Median for automated checks

80% return within 5 seconds

61%

Completed the same day

65% within 24 hours

74%

of pay-as-you-go clients order again

Basic plan, no subscription. Orders in two or more separate months

ISO 27001

Certified since 2021

ISO/IEC 27001:2022, data stored in the EU

Based on Scaut platform data as of November 2026. Coverage shows where core checks are available, and turnaround times run from order to final result.

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Every sector has unique compliance needs. Start screening today with pre-built packages, or talk to our team to customise.

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