Ensure Integrity with Dutch Criminal Record Checks.
Pescheck makes background checks effortless!
For which type of organisations is a Dutch criminal background check relevant?
- Seamless online management and access
- Conduct checks swiftly and securely
- Robust security features
Employees/consumers
For a new position, job, internship, assignment, or, for example, the application for a visa, permit or membership.
Employers
To screen employees to allow staff to reduce risks, for example when hiring new staff.
Legal entities
Need a VOG to conclude a contract or to become a member of a trade association.
How do we conduct a criminal record check?
Instead of a visit to the municipality, you can easily apply for a VOG via Pescheck. We forward the VOG application automated online to the Justis, the screening authority. They will then check whether the candidate has criminal offences or other matters to his or her name and whether these pose a risk for the purpose for which the VOG is requested.
If this is not the case, or if the facts are not relevant to the purpose of the VOG, the candidate will receive the certificate of conduct by mail.
Benefits of outsourcing criminal record checks
Criminal record searches have become an essential part of modern life. As the world gets smaller and more interconnected, it's important to be able to screen people for criminal activity. That's where Pescheck comes in. We offer both national and international criminal records in +200 countries.
Criminal Record Check Online
We offer a cost-effective solution: a Dutch criminal record search service that is quick, simple and reliable. Request in 60 seconds!
Save time and resources
The VOG application is processed within minutes. The Justice Department will send the VOG to the candidate in 3 working days.
Criminal Record check specialists
We performed more than +300.000 screenings using technology and in-house professionals for customers over the last few years.
Types of background checks
Pescheck offers international background checks for all industries, including technology, healthcare, finance, logistics, recruiting, governments, Aerospace and more. You can verify a candidate's history, even if they've lived, worked, or studied abroad. Whether you want to screen your candidates for the validity of an ID, references, Criminal Record or integrity, everything is possible.
Adverse Media
Scanning search engines for possible risk indicators regarding your candidate.
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Automated ID Checker verifies over 31,000 global identity documents
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Indicates barriers for specific roles and reveals police history.
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Check if a candidate is in a bankruptcy or insolvency register.
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Verify an individual's work history, job performance, and other qualifications
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Find out whether your candidate has his/her qualification or certificates
Learn moreTrusted by leading organizations worldwide
Pescheck provides comprehensive and reliable background screening solutions
Pescheck has been a positive change for our company. Their service is user friendly, efficient and personable. The team's quality of customer service and communication has been superb.
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Recruiting, Jump Trading
The team behind Pescheck is exceptional. They work super fast and always respond with quality content. The API connection works great and gives us much flexibility. They deliver what they promise at a predictable price.
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Directie, Sermi Register
Questions & answers
A Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) is a paper document indicating that your past behaviour is not an objection for a particular task or position.
If you have applied for a VOG, Dienst Justis will check the Justice Documentation System to see if you have committed a criminal offence. They will check whether you have come into contact with the Police or the Justice Department. They look to see if you have a criminal record.
To apply for a Certificate of Good Conduct, there are a number of requirements. There is a difference in the requirements when applying for a VOG online and when applying for a VOG at the municipality.
A Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) is requested in many cases these days. It may be asked by an employer if you want to work somewhere, but it is also required for visa applications or operating licences. However, for many, it is not known why applying for a VOG is required and when it is not. In some cases, it is legally required to apply for a VOG. Examples include teachers, taxi drivers and guest parents. In principle, the government determines when and why applying for a VOG is mandatory. When there is no legal obligation, the employer determines whether to require a VOG for the position in question.
The VOG is issued only in Dutch with a standard, short English-language explanation. However, it is possible to have your Dutch VOG translated by a sworn interpreter or translator should this be necessary. For this, you can contact a translation agency.
Examples include positions in childcare and taxi drivers, for example. In other situations, the employer may stipulate that a VOG is mandatory upon appointment to a position within the organisation. Although this is then not legally required, you should then submit a VOG before working for this employer.
