Reply to: End client wants my passport, cv and police record one month in

[Bee]

Useful thanks.

You are welcome my love.

[northernladuk]

In my case if they ask for my passport it's a good thing. The police use to joke with my birthday date after look at me, because I look much younger.

When I’m going to renew the citizen card it’s the same thing. The guy said, "After 5 years you will be here 5 years younger."

Useful thanks.

[Bee]

In my case if they ask for my passport it's a good thing. The police use to joke with my birthday date after look at me, because I look much younger.

When I’m going to renew the citizen card it’s the same thing. The guy said, "After 5 years you will be here 5 years younger."

[handyandy]

The police record and CV aren't legal requirements.

Correct - but many organisations have their own policies and there are many industry sectors that have their own regulatory or industry bodies that impose additional requirements. That's why several of us are mentioning investment banking which has significant regulatory oversight in most countries (and especially UK) where they will face sanctions if they don't evidence compliance with the rules of these bodies. That includes CRB and CCJ checks for people who have access to their systems/processes/etc. By the way, whilst a CV may not be a legal requirement it can be a condition of working with the client and if you submit a CV that is factually inaccurate you are committing a criminal offence - you can hide behind yourco but ultimately they can come after you deliberately represent.

In short - if you want a gig then you have to demonstrate to the clients satisfaction that you can do it and they can ask for what they want pre-contract signature (as long as they are not breaking a law such as discrimination). Afterwards they are on slightly less firm ground but in practice they still can.

If you think the client is singling you out then ask why. If they do this with all their contractors then why would't you comply (other than it compromising you IR35 position of course).

[MrMarkyMark]

You probably want to check Belgian law, not UK.

Have you got a limosa?

Roles likely to be finance, so these checks should be no surprise

[WTFH]

A police check and CV?

You probably want to check Belgian law, not UK.

Have you got a limosa?

[MrMarkyMark]

A police check and CV?

Yes, surely they have seen the CV in any case?

What are you trying to hide?

[Scruff]

A police check and CV?

I have had CRB checks done, and have to complete a Criminal Records declaration for every role that I undertake, yes.

CV - no brainer....

[bluepeter]

Personally I can't see what the problem is supplying the requested information?

It's pretty standard for every role I have taken over the past?

A police check and CV?

[bluepeter]

Thought your client was in Belgium?

Yes

[bluepeter]

It's nothing to do with how good you are and it's not pointless paperwork. Agencies are required to provide report certain things and there is clampdown going on at the moment so I'm surprised there hasn't been a raft of these recently.

Penalties now automatic for employment intermediaries - Contractor Weekly

The police record and CV aren't legal requirements.

[MrMarkyMark]

Personally I can't see what the problem is supplying the requested information?

It's pretty standard for every role I have taken over the past?

Agreed and what is usually funny is everyone who questions whether it's necessary, says they wouldn't do it etc. Never have and probably never will go for an IB role

[Scruff]

Personally I can't see what the problem is supplying the requested information?

It's pretty standard for every role I have taken over the past?

[handyandy]

Agree that all are often required at an IB and often they want CRB check and will do a search for any CCJ's against both your and you personally! In the case of banks it is not just the fact that you are who you and your are and eligible to work here and bill them - it' also about protecting their clients from fraudulent behaviour and people who have criminal records or CCJ's are considered a high risk! Had to terminate someone for the CCJ issue about 7 years ago and the poor sod only had a petty default on a mobile phone contract!

[LondonManc]

I agree that this goes on, but only items 1,2 & 4 are of any relevance to the client co as those documents are for your co. with whom the client has the contract (possibly via the 3rd party agency).

The client co. really has no business expecting to see any documentation that is specific to you personally, as it's expected that your co. will not be sending along consultants who are ineligible to work in the UK (for example). It's certainly your co's responsibility for that as you're an employee of your co and not of client co.

Do they insist on the postman's passport/birth certificate before he's allowed to deliver the mail? The guy who comes in to clear the paper jam in the photocopier? No, I'll bet they don't.

Well, technically it was the onsite agency that asked for them - while a consultancy like Accenture may certify who they're putting on site, it's arguably in the agent's interests even more than the client's that you're eligible to work or the contract gets canned and they get dumped off the PSL for potential reputational damage.

The flip side is that client co generally doesn't interview the whole Accenture team before letting them on site either do they?