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Why Choose Agenda Security Services
Secure Facilities and Staff
Established in 1996, Agenda Security Services has many years of experience in the pre-employment screening, vetting and background checking profession, and supplies a complimentary range of security auditing, consultancy and training services to clients throughout the UK and Europe. Headed by ex-police and military personnel it prides itself on its professional and friendly approach. To download our company brochure click here.
With secure state of the art facilities and fully qualified and security screened staff, the company provides professional, fast and cost effective pre-employment screening services. The service protects clients against illegal workers, fraudsters, thieves and those claiming qualifications that they do not have, helping clients to make effective recruitment decisions and to protect their interests. Agenda has an ethical, fair and transparent business culture, it complies fully with all relevant regulations and legislation, this is clearly stated in company policies and it also has its own set of company Values. These values epitomise the culture of the business not only in delivering a quality service but also the respect with which we treat our staff, clients and customers. Agenda also carries out due diligence on all suppliers and clearly states its commitment to the Bribery Act in the staff handbook and company policies.
Externally Accredited Reassurance
Founder members of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners it also providesexternally accredited and audited reassurance through its ISO27001 (Data Security), ISO9001 (Quality Management), Investor in People (Continual Professional Development) and Secured by Design (Security awarded facilities). Recommended in the Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard and with a wide menu of options, Agenda provides bespoke screening solutions to meet each client’s needs. Client audits
are welcomed; we are proud of our processes, facilities and staff and have undertaken numerous intensive inspections over the years – passing with flying colours. Professional references can be supplied from
current clients.
Data Protection and Personal Information
Agenda has always taken information security seriously, with our Secured by Design facilities, fully screened staff trained in the handling of personal information and our externally audited ISO27001 Information Security Management Standard certification demonstrating this.But you should go further, for example we believe strongly that you should only ask for the information specifically required to conduct the pre-employment screening from individuals and that their information should be secure. We will never and have never provided this information to any third parties. We are also committed to the continual development of our systems and processes as the threats change. Information security will feature strongly in the project plans for our new servers and software systems for our next generation Information Security Investigation System (ISIS) development.
To further demonstrate our commitment we have signed up to the Information Commissioners Personal Information Promise, we are listed on the Personal Information Promise webpage
To view our ICO Personal Information Promise certificate click here
To view our Data Protection Statement click here
Why Should You Choose Agenda?
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For Everybody:
Personal contact and response, strictly no automated telephone systems – you will always speak to a person.
Fully security cleared staff conducting the checks.
Open, fair and transparent processes - strict and proven compliance with the Data Protection Act and all other regulatory requirements. Information is stored and destroyed to the latest standards and is never provided to third parties.
Industry leading turnaround times (3-5 days on average) – even quicker if the express option is chosen.
Free advice and impartial advice on the latest guidelines to guide you through the options, legal and regulatory requirements
For You
Simplicity, we make it as easy as possible for you.
Bespoke solutions, the screening is designed to meet your needs, one size does not fit all.
A fast service, our industry leading turnaround time ensures that the candidate does not join a competitor due to unnecessary and avoidable delays.
We make it personal, you will have your own personal account manager – somebody who knows you and your requirements.
Saving you time, our Candidate Input System saves you between 20 and 30 minutes per candidate.
Fully quality controlled, date/time/operator stamped screening processes with real time 24/7 access to monitor screening progress and bespoke reports to meet your needs.
We take the risk, busy HR professionals are concerned that they will make a costly mistake, let us take the responsibility - we will even respond to the candidate on your behalf if they fail our screening.
Advice and Support, if you are ever unsure, need the latest best practice or policy update information we are here to help.
Training support and face to face meetings, we provide all of the training that your team needs and make regular visits to update you and review the services that we provide. Our client liaison team also conduct customer satisfaction surveys under our quality processes.
For Your Organisation:
Save money: We will save you money by freeing up your time to carry out more high priority tasks. It is more cost effective to use us than to have a costly in-house team. We have estimated our costs are between 50% and 100% more cost effective than having your own team.
Cut theft and crime costs: Also consider the savings that could be made by reducing theft and crime incidents by hiring the right person!
Costs of turnover: Robust screening has also been proven to cut the cost of turnover – saving £25,000+ per candidate by getting it right!
Fast turnaround: The fastest most cost effective screenings ensuring that critical hiring decisions can be made quickly and with confidence.
Save time: We will save you time, our turnaround times are industry leading. Our processes save busy HR staff 20/30 minutes per candidate. We also conduct chase processes and deal directly with the candidate saving valuable HR time.
Peace of mind: We ensure that all checks are conducted diligently, to the latest standards. You can rely on us to protect your interests.
Reduce risks: We protect you against those that do not have your interests at heart, creating a safer and more productive working environment.
Keeping it legal, some types of screening are mandatory or have regulatory impact, we can ensure that you comply avoiding reputational damage and/or fines. With fines for hiring illegal workers increasing by over 500% it pays to get it right.
Flexible resource: There are no registration fees and no minimum number of screenings and unlike having your own screening team we have the flexibility to meet your needs, our services respond to your recruitment peaks and do not have costly staff sat around if your screening requirement reduces.
For your potential new employee:
Friendly and attentive staff, your candidate may be unsure about the screening and we make every effort to reassure them.
Reassurance of secure processes, staff and facilities managing their personal information under ISO27001 and fully Data Protection Act compliant.
Help and Advice, if they are unsure or need assistance we will offer a helping hand. We see the candidate as an extension of your organisation and treat them with dignity and respect.
Convenience: Our secure online Candidate Input System is easy for screening candidates to use and provides a flexible approach to providing the requested information via a computer (although we always suggest they complete the information in a secure place where nobody else can see the personal details that are being entered).
Screening information access: We provide a process for candidates to request their screening results under the Data Protection Act through our transparent post screening after care process.
Screening level escalation: Clients often have different levels of screening checks for different roles within the organisation. Where your candidate moves internally within your organisation from a low risk to higher risk position there is no need for the candidate to go though the whole process again but we simply add on the additonal higher level check requirements not covered previously. This makes the process much easier, quicker to complete and cost effective.
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