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Does Royal Mail require pre-employment background checks? What kind of background check does Royal Mail do and how long does it take to complete?

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Criminal records check

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Does anyone know if i may have got the date wrong on my pre employment check if i will failed to get the job?

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Regular CRB

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Disclosure and criminal record checks in scotland

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Very stringent and done through their agency Angard

Answered - work area support (Former Employee) - Atherstone, Warwickshire

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Full checks. 2 weeks

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Regular CRB

Answered - Royal Mail Postman (Former Employee) - Speke

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Work history

Answered - Parcel Sorter (Former Employee) - Doncaster

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There are checks to ensure that you do not have a criminal record which don't take long to complete.

Answered - Post Person (Former Employee) - Eastleigh, Hampshire

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No background checks were completed

Answered - Postman/Driver (Former Employee) - Basingstoke, Hampshire

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