Why screening by outsourcers may be over the top?

[Batcher]

It is morally wrong and the majority of the time illegal.

As someone who has been through the Government security clearance procedures since 1996 I find it incredible that to project manage a document management systems implementation for a well know german bank, one would require a similar level of investigation and analysis as when I was reading top secret documents.

This is laughable.

Which part of it is illegal?

[TheFaQQer]

It is morally wrong and the majority of the time illegal.

What makes it illegal to ask the question and base their recruitment experience on your response?

Have you contacted the police every time you are presented with such a form?

[turbowoowoo]

What makes it illegal to ask the question and base their recruitment experience on your response?

Have you contacted the police every time you are presented with such a form?

I can choose to go through there process for a role should I wish, that is not my issue.

My issue is that society seems to accept this sort of intrusion and judging by some of the comments on here think nothing of it.

There are numerous unlawful practices within some of these agencies who perform checks.

For example DBS checks should only be carried out on SOME roles in the finance sector (ie banks)

Financial Services position – This means all positions for which the Financial Conduct Authority (previously the Financial Services Authority) or the competent authority for listings are entitled to ask exempted questions to fulfil their obligations under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

this covers only a small percentage of roles within banking yet everyone gets checked.

There are others around discrimination...

but hey, lets just accept it and grow some balls..

[SueEllen]

I can choose to go through there process for a role should I wish, that is not my issue.

My issue is that society seems to accept this sort of intrusion and judging by some of the comments on here think nothing of it.

There are numerous unlawful practices within some of these agencies who perform checks.

For example DBS checks should only be carried out on SOME roles in the finance sector (ie banks)

Financial Services position – This means all positions for which the Financial Conduct Authority (previously the Financial Services Authority) or the competent authority for listings are entitled to ask exempted questions to fulfil their obligations under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

this covers only a small percentage of roles within banking yet everyone gets checked.

There are others around discrimination...

but hey, lets just accept it and grow some balls..

How do you propose to stop it?

BTW this is the wrong place to campaign on such issues.

[turbowoowoo]

How do you propose to stop it?

BTW this is the wrong place to campaign on such issues.

SueEllen it was more around the laissez-faire attitude shown by some comments on here.

I shall bow out of this thread..

[TheFaQQer]

There are numerous unlawful practices within some of these agencies who perform checks.

So what have the police said when you reported the crime?