Reliable background checking for faster hiring decisions
Zellis Background Checking helps you run the right pre-employment checks at the right time, whether through a self-service platform or fully managed service, so you can hire with confidence, stay compliant, and keep candidates moving forward.
- More than 25 years of specialist vetting expertise
- 1,000+ customers supported
- 2 million+ background checks completed
Trusted by leading global clients
All the background checks you need, applied consistently
Whether you're hiring a handful of people or screening at enterprise scale, Zellis Background Checking adapts to the way you hire.
Replace multiple employment screening providers and disconnected processes with one trusted partner, one workflow and one clear view of every check.
With digital workflows, expert verification and international screening expertise, you can apply the right checks consistently across roles, sectors and geographies, improving turnaround times and giving you greater confidence in every hire.
Existing customers can login to Zellis Background Checking here
What's next is better decision-making
Background checking is not just a routine step in the hiring process; it’s a strategic HR tool to make better hiring decisions.
Zellis Background Checking covers the following important background checks:
Identity & eligibility
Establish a trusted baseline early with fast, auditable checks that reduce risk from day one, including digital identity verification, address and bank account checks, and Right to Work and driving licence confirmation.
Experience & qualifications
Validate experience and credentials to improve quality of hire and meet role or sector requirements, including employment and professional references, education and membership verifications, and gap investigation and directorship checks.
Risk & assurance
Apply the right diligence to protect your organisation, people, and reputation, including criminality DBS checks, financial probity, and fraud and sanctions screening, bias-free online and social media screening, and role-specific checks (SMCR/FCA, BPSS, PCI DSS compliance and more).
International screening is delivered with in-country experts to meet local legal, privacy and regulatory requirements (country, role and check type dependent).
Better hiring outcomes, built in
The right background checks help you hire with confidence, meet regulatory requirements and create a better experience for candidates.
Zellis combines expert pre-employment screening with digital workflows to help you hire faster, strengthen compliance, and create a smoother candidate experience.
Zellis Background Checking helps you:
- Speed up hiring decisions with quicker turnaround times that keep top candidates engaged
- Strengthen compliance and regulatory assurance across criminality, DBS, Right to Work, sanctions, and professional history
- Standardise checks with clear, evidence-based outputs for every role in varying volumes
- Reduce manual effort for HR teams by removing the chasing, checking and administration that slow hiring down
- Stay audit-ready with consistent reporting and clear evidence of consent, checks and outcomes
- Improve candidate experience with fast, mobile-first data capture
Built to work with your hiring workflows
Zellis Background Checking connects securely with your existing ATS and HR systems so checks start at the right moment and progress without disruption. Implementations can be completed in as little as two weeks, depending on your systems and requirements.
Automated workflows reduce admin and errors, helping recruiters, hiring managers and candidates stay informed and keep hiring moving. With UK-hosted, GDPR-aligned processing and a clear audit trail, you can maintain a single source of truth across recruitment, checks and onboarding.
Flexible background checking services and support where you need them
Whether you’re hiring at scale or managing complex regulatory requirements, Zellis helps you screen candidates quickly and consistently.
Combine intuitive technology with specialist expertise to reduce friction for candidates and remove unnecessary admin for your team.
- Self-serve technology to initiate checks, track progress through live status updates, and keep records aligned across your hiring systems.
- Managed background checking services for end-to-end delivery, with specialists handling checks, candidate queries and exceptions on your behalf.
- Expert support when it matters most, with dedicated teams guiding you through complex, regulated or global screening needs, and clear risk flags to support safer decisions.
A partner with a proven track record
Across the UK and Ireland, organisations trust Zellis to deliver accurate, compliant employment screening supported by quality controls and regular audits.
As one of the few UK DBS e-Brokers, we help you apply the right background checks for every role, reducing admin and giving you greater confidence in hiring outcomes.
Zellis Background Checking accreditations include:
- Disclosure & Barring Service
- Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
- General Data Protection Regulation
- CIFAS
- Recruitment & Employment Confederation
- The Association of Document Validation Professionals
- ISO27001
"Since working with Zellis Background Checking we are processing 2000-2500 checks a month, we've gone from 14-days plus to around a 6-day turnover for the full checking process to be completed - this has a really positive effect on our recruitment process. The dashboard is visual and easy to follow."
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