Issue with Background Checks (even though they had confirmed it's not me......)

[cojak]

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, so I may be wrong, but...

For the agency to continue to suggest that you are somehow a risk when they are aware that the supposed circumstances leading to you being regarded as a risk are due to mistaken identity sounds like defamation to me. If they have communicated this information to others (such as the end client) in the knowledge that it is not relevant, or have suggested to the client that there are doubts about you, that could constitute libel.

Given that they know that the red card relates to another person, you might also be able to argue a legal claim for damage to your business if you lose the potential contract as a result of their delays based on information known to be incorrect.

You may want to seek the advice of a solicitor, making sure they appreciate the separate issues relating to you personally (defamation of character) and to your business (loss of a potential contract due to their negligence) - if nothing else, a strongly-worded letter might get them to pull their finger out.

WNFS, with bells on!

Do you mean that they just Googled your name??? So much for a Reputation Management/Screening Agency! This is incompetence on a grand scale and definitely potential defamation through it. I would look at solicitor's letter to them at the very least.

Idiots.

[thodd]

I don't believe the just Googled my name, it just feels like it when the client says things like " there was someone with your first/last name but a different middle name or same name, different date of birth". All these "flags" need to be signed off by risk people at ClientCo.

Go figure...............???!!!???

[Not So Wise]

You're not contracted to anyone until your first invoice is paid if you ask me...

Pretty much what he said.

Go try get other roles, if you get them contact first client and let them know. If their procedures are so obviously crap doubt there will be any come back on you as hiring manager should understand and is probably as pissed off as you and more contractors he loses due to stupidly like this more chance he and others like him have to get rid of such stupid and non fuctioning procedures

And if he does try to turn it on you, just ask him "you willing to pay me to sit and wait for you to get your act into gear?"