Referencing & Vetting

There’s nothing more important to us than the safety of the public so we take candidate referencing and vetting very seriously. That’s why the process takes up to 15 weeks. Here’s what you can expect during that time:

  • We’ll contact all of your referees.
  • We’ll ask you to apply for and complete a Counter-Terrorism Check.
  • You’ll complete a Criminal Records Check.
  • We’ll ask you to take an in-depth online security awareness training course.
  • We’ll verify all the documents and references you give us.
  • Once all of this is complete, we’ll confirm your start date, terminal, and shift patterns.

Important reminder

You will need to request your 5-year employment history directly from HMRC during this process.

If you’ve not already done so, we would advise that you request this immediately.

If your application is successful, this document will be needed as part of the referencing process post offer and will also assist you in completing the online Referencing form.

Instructions of how to download the HMRC 5 Year History letter:

1. Click on the link – Personal tax account: sign in or set up. This link is at the bottom of the page under the “More on GOV.UK”- GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/log-in-register-hmrc-online-services) – and either sign in/create an account for Government Gateway. For this, you will need your National Insurance number.

Watch the video below for guidance on how to create a Government Gateway Account.

If you already have your Government Gateway Account watch the below video for guidance on how to download your 5-year HMRC document.

2. Upon completing the necessary steps and verification, your name should appear in the “Account home” box, if so click Pay As You Earn (PAYE)

3.Next click on PAYE Income Tax History and you will then be able to save the page as a PDF by selecting “Print” and then change the printer name to “Save as PDF”.

Once you’ve saved this you will be able to print the copy and bring this along to your Security Interview.

This form will need to be seen by the Security team and also by the Reference and Vetting team so you may be asked to email a copy to the referencing team at a later date.

We’re aware that for some candidates will not be able to download their 5-year history. If this is the case, please email us at [email protected] to make us aware.