Requirement
Background verification checks on all candidates for employment shall be carried out prior to joining the organisation and on an ongoing basis, taking into consideration applicable laws, regulations and ethics and proportional to the business requirements.
What the engine looks for
Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.
Required element 1 — any one of
background checkscreeningvettingreference checkright to workbackground verificationbackground screeningpre-employment screening
Supporting terms — specificity signals
criminal recordproportionatecontractorre-screeningpre-employment
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA | 164.308(a)(3)(ii)(B) | Workforce clearance procedure (A) | hr-screening onboarding |
| SOC 2 | CC1.4 | Competence of personnel | hr-screening |
| SOC 2 | CC6.2 | Registration and authorisation of new users | onboarding |