This CPD Certified FCA Background Screening Standard Course provides the essential knowledge required to complete compliant screening for FCA regulated roles. Created by screening specialists with experience since 2006, the course explains identity checks, employment history verification, credit and financial integrity checks, criminal record requirements, regulatory references and suitability assessments. Learn how to apply FCA screening standards confidently, avoid regulatory breaches and support safe and compliant hiring.
✅ Course duration: 1–2 hours | ✅ CPD Points Awarded: 1 Point
• Introduction to the FCA Background Screening Standard
• Created by industry experts with real experience since 2006
• Learn identity, credit, regulatory and employment checks
• Ideal for compliance teams, HR and regulated businesses
• How to complete identity and Right to Work checks
• How to verify five to six years of employment history
• How to handle gaps and gather acceptable evidence
• How credit checks and financial integrity screening work
• How to obtain and understand regulatory references
• How to conduct relevant criminal record checks
• How to assess overall suitability for FCA regulated roles
• Helps you meet FCA screening expectations
• Reduces the risk of regulatory non compliance
• Supports safer hiring in financial and regulated environments
• Builds confidence in complex vetting decisions
• Essential for HR, compliance and onboarding teams
This course explains every step clearly, making it easy to understand even if you are new to FCA screening. You will learn each requirement in a structured and practical way.
Yes. The course covers documentation expectations, evidence requirements and common errors that can affect regulatory compliance, helping you maintain trusted and accurate screening files.
Yes. You will learn how credit checks work, how to review financial history, how regulatory references operate and how to evaluate suitability for FCA regulated roles.
Absolutely. The course builds confidence by showing you how to verify history, review financial risk, evaluate conduct and make well informed suitability decisions.
Fully Accredited Courses and UKRLP Registered
Our courses are independently accredited and your certificates are accepted for audits and CPD records. You recieve your CPD Certified Certificate of completion once the course is fully completed
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Expert-Created Course by Graham and Vivianne Johnson