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DATA PROTECTION ACT: STAFF SCREENING GUIDANCE - April 2010 - The Information Commissioner’s Office have provided eleven key questions about screening to check that policies comply with the DPA...more

CUSTOMER FEEDBACK INDICATES AGENDA IS ON TRACK! - April 2010 - A survey was conducted by the business development team over several months choosing screening clients at random...more

NEW BRIBERY ACT – BRITAIN’S NEW FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION - April 2010 - Last week (8 April 2010), marked a tough new era for corporate Britain, following the new bribery laws been granted by the Royal Assent...more

CHANGES TO THE UK’S POINTS-BASED IMMIGRATION SYSTEM - April 2010 - The REC group, has reported that it was alerted by its members to a problem that arose from amendments made to Tier 1 of the Points Based System in early 2009 which restricted niche professionals...more

BEWARE THE LIES ON CVS – WHY WE SHOULD TAKE NOTHING AT FACE VALUE! - April 2010 - There's no doubt that we are seeing an increase in issues in relation to CVs, references and qualifications. Our own screening data suggest that, for example we know 1 in 20 qualifications are misquoted – that is not completed, grade exaggerated or simply fake...more

THE DATA PROTECTION ACT DOES NOT BAR PRE-EMPLOYMENT, RETROSPECTIVE OR CONTINUOUS EMPLOYEE SCREENING - March 2010 - Discussions were held in November 2009 regarding retrospective and continuous staff screening, the meeting involved the Met Police and SOCA (The Serious Organised Crime Agency), PREFIT (Protecting Employers From Insider Threats) and some of the UK’s key employers...more

AGENDA PASSES ISO27001 AUDIT WITH FLYING COLOURS! - March 2010 - Agenda was one of the first 50 organisations in the UK to attain the ISO27001 Information Management Security Standard certification and is the only one to include the BS7858 security screening and BS8470 destruction of confidential materials codes of practice into its audited processes...more

YOUR GUIDE TO CRIMINAL CHECKS - February 2010 - The process for obtaining details of the criminal history for a person who resides in England, Scotland and Wales is conducted through the Criminal Records Bureau or Disclosure Scotland. This information is provided as a guide to understanding what is available from each organisation and the differences between their services...more

SOCIAL NETWORKING IS A STILL A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ORGANISATIONS - February 2010 - Concerns over social media sites are not new, even before these sites existed there were major concerns that the inappropriate use of e-mail was a major factor in sensitive business information being “leaked”...more

RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK - February 2010 - Employers need to be aware that under the Government's new Points Based System for immigration, which started to roll out in 2008, businesses need to be licensed as sponsors by the UK Border Agency before they can bring in any skilled foreign workers from outside the EEA...more

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WORKING IN GOVERNMENT HIGHLIGHTS THE RISK OF USING AGENCY PERSONNEL - January 2010 - Some 349 illegal foreign staff have been given jobs with Whitehall departments, councils and NHS Trusts over the past four years according to information obtained by the Mail on Sunday under the Freedom of Information Act and reported on January 3rd 2010. This raises the increasing issue of the use of temporary and agency personnel and how you can ensure that the staff provided are not illegal workers...more

AGENDA VALUES RECOGNITION AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCED - January 2010 - Agenda prides itself on its friendly and professional approach and its focus customer care. In 2009 a new Agenda Values Recognition Programme was developed for all staff. Nominations could be made by colleagues or customers based on the individual showing a great example of “living” the Agenda Values...more


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