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Offered contract agent wants me to fill in disclosurescotland and pay £25

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    #11
    Originally posted by mrdonuts View Post
    so that will be the role you didnt take



    from a recent post of yours

    I got offer from Llyods a few weeks back but part of the offer included me agreeing to take a 10% rate after 6 months, I got them to up the rate to factor that in, didn't take it in the end for other reasons.
    I turned that one down back then, but another area there just made me a offer, its nice to be in demand , going to take it this time though, agent won't confirm either way though the 10% cut after 6 months, but even if that happened this time its still worth it.

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      #12
      I had to get one during a 6 month contract a few years ago for an asset management house

      But I was 3 months in when
      client co contact: by the way did you go through the DS process?
      me: no, never been mentioned before.
      CCC: oh, you were supposed to go through that before you start.

      Client co reimbursed me for it, not sure if they would have done this pre-contract though.

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        #13
        I had to do one recently

        Had real concerns about that website security
        The client let me claim the £25 back on expenses
        Total bollox as the misdemeanors of my yoof were not recorded
        Can't work out why it had to be "disclosurescotland"
        How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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          #14
          Originally posted by Troll View Post
          I had to do one recently

          Had real concerns about that website security
          The client let me claim the £25 back on expenses
          Total bollox as the misdemeanors of my yoof were not recorded Can't work out why it had to be "disclosurescotland"
          Was it Enhanced DisclosureScotland or Standard DisclosureScotland ?

          The enhanced one contains more info (surprise surprise !!).

          I had an enhanced one done about three years ago which recorded something from 1994 ! and a bloody pair of driving offences which went through court rather than fixed penalty. Had a standard one done last May and there was nothing on it.
          When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....

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            #15
            I've been asked to do one of these but by the client not the agency.

            The client also wants references, etc which I have refused and told them they do not need it. (They wouldn't ask a plumber or a builder for references, so why me, etc etc)

            Slightly alarmed by that and was wondering what the IR35 implications would be. Not worried about the references but moreso the client doing the Disclosure Scotland form instead of the pimp

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              #16
              Originally posted by isherdholi View Post
              I've been asked to do one of these but by the client not the agency.

              The client also wants references, etc which I have refused and told them they do not need it. (They wouldn't ask a plumber or a builder for references, so why me, etc etc)

              Slightly alarmed by that and was wondering what the IR35 implications would be. Not worried about the references but moreso the client doing the Disclosure Scotland form instead of the pimp
              Depends if you are going to your client as a plumber or not. The fact that you don't want to supply your client with a reference contact details would suggest that you could be unreliable. You could provide your client with references of 2 agencies advising that your previous clients have policies in place that prevents them from providing contractors with references.

              IR35 implications are based on the wording of your contract and working practices. Doing a credit check and providing references are not IR35 pointers.
              If your company is the best place to work in, for a mere £500 p/d, you can advertise here.

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                #17
                Got to admit the website looked a bit mickey mouse, I thought it was some kind of data farming exercise at first, also the whole Scotland thing is confusing.

                The site also asked me to send in evidence of address etc when I called them it didnt actually need it was just told it always shows that..why if they don't need it. Also why the hell do they need to know your electricity meter reference code ? Alot of the info they ask for in the standard disclosure website form they dont need I gave them the minimum.
                Last edited by Bumfluff; 22 February 2012, 16:18.

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by Bumfluff View Post
                  Yeah its them you still there ? Is the 10% cut on renewal still active, can't seem to get agent to confirm / I'm not bothered by the £25 just thought criminal record check was strange for a bank.
                  No I jibbed them off nearly 2 years ago even though they wanted me to extend.

                  CRB check is quite common with banks now. Even my regular client where I'd been for nearly 3.5 years wanted a basic check when they asked me back.
                  I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by TestMangler View Post
                    Was it Enhanced DisclosureScotland or Standard DisclosureScotland ?

                    The enhanced one contains more info (surprise surprise !!).

                    I had an enhanced one done about three years ago which recorded something from 1994 ! and a bloody pair of driving offences which went through court rather than fixed penalty. Had a standard one done last May and there was nothing on it.
                    Yup it was the standard jobbie...hmmm my past may still catch up with me
                    How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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