Candidates must provide a full and continuous address history for the last five years, or since leaving full‑time education if that period is shorter. This information is used to establish residential continuity, identify any gaps that may need clarification, and support other screening checks that rely on address data.
Candidates will be asked to enter their address history directly through the candidate portal. Our software supports global address auto‑completion, allowing candidates to search for and select addresses from datasets covering countries worldwide. Where an address cannot be found using auto‑complete, candidates can manually enter the details.
All required address fields and date ranges must still be completed, and the system then automatically checks that the submitted address history covers the required time period.
The most recent address requires proof to be uploaded. This proof needs to be consistent with DBS guidelines (in terms of type of document, and date of issue) which can be found here.
Most common documents are:
Type of Document | Validity |
Bank Statement | Issued in the past 3 months |
Utilities bill (Not mobile or broadband) | Issued in the past 3 months |
Council Tax Bill | Council Tax Bill |
Full Driving Licence (UK) | Valid |
Should the candidate provide an incorrect document or address, screeners are also able to add, edit and delete data where needed.