AfterAthena X Personnel Checks
AfterAthena has a strategic partnership in place with Personnel Checks, to ensure the provision of a professional DBS Checking function for its customers.
Who is Personnel Checks?
Personnel Checks is the UK's highest-rated DBS Umbrella Body. Processing tens of thousands of DBS Checks for 30,000+ businesses, non-profits and public sector organisations every year; it’s our job to get DBS Checks from your to-do list to done. Take the stress out of your screening with our industry-leading software and 5-star customer service.
What Personnel Checks provide for AfterAthena customers
All levels of DBS Checks – pre-agreed reduced admin fee of £12.00 (inc VAT)
Counter signatory duties – ensuring all checks submitted to the DBS are done so in line with DBS eligibility
5* customer support through phone and email
Access to Personnel Checks, our online platform that enables you to manage your screening all in one place.
Online ID Verification for DBS Checks £6 (inc VAT)
Training guides and videos provided
Access to a range of background screening checks
Our Pricing
Basic
DBS Check
£39.50
Includes £21.50 DBS Fee. Excludes VAT.
Enhanced
DBS Check
£71.50
Includes £49.50 DBS Fee. Excludes VAT.
Digital Identity Verification
£5.00
Personnel Checks will take care of your entire IDV process using advance technology to verify subject IDs.
Some notes on pricing.
The digital ID verification fee is totally optional, but would help with reducing turnaround times and workload for AfterAthena customers.
The fees for The DBS Enhanced, the DBS Admin and the OIDV would be payable directly to the candidate via the registration portal.
The benefits of Online ID verification
Improve your safeguarding
Ensuring robust compliance, our tool checks individuals document authenticity, address and full name to ensure they are not fraudulently using someone else's name.
Complete online ID in under 5 minutes
OIDV gives an instant result, taking the subjects application to complete within a matter of moments.
Get your candidates started faster
OIDV gets your candidates into roles faster - no more waiting for face to face meetings to check their documentation in person.
Did you know…
57%
Of the checks initiated with online Id verification are completed within 24 hours.
compared to
17.5%
using manual Id verification services.
This is a very typical snagging point and one of the major reasons check turnaround times can be so delayed.
95%
Of Online verified documents are accepted first time by the DBS.
This shows that online ID verification is as accurate on manual ID checking but much, much faster!
Resources
Here is a selection of guides and videos to help answer any detailed questions you might have about our services. I have included information on ebook resources, Online ID Verification as well as a link to our product quick start guide.
FRee Ebook Resources
Here you’ll find our dedicated resources aimed at health and social care professionals. We also offer free ebooks for other sectors. Click the button below to explore our ebook library..
Employer - Online ID Verification Guide
If you’re in charge of DBS Checks in your organisation, then this is the resource for you.
This guide gives you a high-level view of what OIDV is, how to get it added to your account, as well as answers to the most common questions we’re asked about OIDV.
Technical Guide - What is Online ID Verification?
If you want to get under the skin of OIDV, this is the resource for you. In this guide, we take a detailed look at the technical and legal aspects of OIDV.
It covers exactly how the technology behind OIDV works, how it establishes confidence in someone’s identity, and contextualises it within the UK’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework.
Demo Video - Our Online ID Verification process
In this video, our Managing Director, Jack Mellor, will guide you through the entire Online ID Verification process, from the perspective of a Subject.
This video guide will take you from the initial account set up, through OIDV, and then the DBS application form itself.
If you would like to watch the full webinar, that this demo is taken from, click here.
