OUT-LAW News, 22/09/2008 Europe’s privacy regulator has said that he will back a pan-European criminal records system only if specific data protection measures are put in place. Because the system deals with crime and security, EU data protection law does not currently apply to it. The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Peter Hustinx has said [...]

A Sunday Times investigation has established that the CRB is passing files to more than 50 recruitment agencies and corporate investigators which check the background of people applying for jobs that may have nothing to do with children or other vulnerable groups. Some offer unlawful checks of potential business partners and staff, ranging from web [...]

According to KPMG’s US Background Screening Industry (Update April 08), “Demand for specialized or “niche” background screening products such as international background screening is expected to continue at accelerated rates despite a difficult macroeconomic environment.”