Long background checks are slowing down your recruitment. Our service cuts screening times down from weeks to just days, so you can onboard faster.
Background Screening Services
Our background screening services ensure your candidates meet all legal and regulatory requirements before joining your team. By combining world-class people with cutting-edge technology, we streamline the screening process to help you onboard new hires faster and more efficiently.
Each candidate is paired with an expert consultant to guide them through every step of the employment screening journey, ensuring a smooth, stress-free experience from start to finish.
Whether you’re managing fluctuating hiring volumes or specific compliance needs, our background screening services scale with you, providing peace of mind without the hassle.
Who is Background Screening for?
You need background screening services if…
Background screening holds up hiring
You need to stay compliant across multiple industries
Whether you’re in a heavily regulated sector or need specific compliance, our solution ensures full adherence to legal standards.
You want a customised screening solution
You can fully customise the background screening portal if your company has unique brand or EVP requirements. Likewise, we adapt our secure screening services to accommodate your specific checks.
Your HR team is stretched thin
Give your HR team up to 75% (on average) more capacity to focus on strategic initiatives while we take care of the background screening process.
Lacking transparency and management information
If it’s hard to track where candidates are in the screening process, our real-time data gives you full visibility.
- Benefits of working with us
Why choose Rullion?
We are specialists in Critical Infrastructure recruitment, offering expert background checking services across sectors including Nuclear, Transport & Rail, and Energy.
Proven ability to reduce screening times
Our process has reduced screening times by up to 80%, helping you avoid project delays and keep projects on track.
Dedicated vetting consultants
With a 95% candidate satisfaction rate, every candidate is supported by a dedicated consultant who guides them through the screening process to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Real-time tracking
Our industry-leading technology, paired with dedicated human support, provides the best of both worlds. We offer live data and powerful dashboards to monitor every step of the screening process, with proactive updates to keep things moving.
Compliance made easy
Stay compliant with our tailored workflows designed to meet your organisation’s exact legal and industry requirements, guaranteeing efficiency at every stage.
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Our frequently asked questions
Pre-employment screening FAQ
Hiring the right people is critical, and pre-employment screening plays a key role in making informed, compliant hiring decisions. Whether you're recruiting for highly regulated sectors like Nuclear or Transport & Rail, or simply want to ensure candidates meet your standards, our FAQs cover the most common questions about background checks and our pre-employment screening services.
Jobs on UK nuclear sites often require BPSS as a baseline, with higher-level clearances such as Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check depending on the role and level of access. These checks assess criminal, financial, and personal history to determine suitability. Security clearance for Hinkley Point C or Sizewell C typically involves strict background screening to meet both government and nuclear industry security standards.
A pre-employment background check is a screening process employers use to verify a candidate’s identity, work history, criminal record, education, and other relevant details before hiring. It helps you make sure a potential candidate is qualified, trustworthy, and suitable for the role.
BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) clearance is a UK government standard used to verify the identity, right to work, criminal record (basic DBS), and employment history of individuals working in sensitive or secure roles. It is often required for roles in the critical infrastructure sector.
Rail industry roles typically require Right to Work, identity verification, employment history checks, criminal record checks (DBS), and drug and alcohol testing. For safety-critical roles, additional medical assessments and industry-specific checks may apply.
The timeline for employment screening depends on the role, industry, and depth of checks required. Basic background checking services, such as identity verification and criminal record checks, can be completed in as little as 1-5 working days. More detailed employment screening services, such as verifying work history, qualifications, or international records, can take longer. On average, our background screening solutions are completed within 5-10 working days.
A background check reflects a moment in time and is typically valid until a re-check is required. While there’s no legal expiry in the UK, many organisations using employment screening services choose to renew checks every 2-5 years as a risk management best practice. This helps ensure background check services remain accurate and up to date, particularly for roles with regulatory or security responsibilities.
Most checks look back three 3 -7 years, depending on the type of data and the role. Criminal record checks usually cover the past 5-7 years, while employment and education history are often verified back to a candidate’s earliest relevant experience, typically from age 18 onwards. For regulated sectors, such as nuclear or financial services, background screening solutions may include more in-depth checks going back further.
What our customers say about us
Real stories from the people and organisations we support.
A big thankyou to the best Engineering recruitment company that I have the pleasure of working with. Rullion, you are great!
Andrew Torn - General Manager at Siemens
I just wanted to say how incredible the Rullion team have been. They take real ownership of each task, proactively look for better ways of working, and have been a real asset to EDF energy. The professionalism and organisations skills of the Rullion account managers have been first class, he has provided a great sense of calm in moments of crisis and has been a fantastic ambassador for Rullion.
Clare Hatchard - Recruitment Manager, EDF Energy
Overall, both KAEFER and our candidates have had a positive experience with Rullion. The system has notably improved and streamlined our onboarding process.
Esme R - KAEFER
My experience with Rullion has been very positive. The team are proactive, very knowledgeable and help keep us on track. Any potential issues were quickly and efficiently resolved with excellent communication. The team are very professional and a pleasure to work with. The implementation was a success; we managed to achieve our objectives and go-live on time with no issues.
John Pitrolino - Global Senior Category Manager at E.On
It's been a pleasure to have Lucy working on my recruitment, she has been very open with everything throughout the process, has always replied to my numerous emails and is always professional - very rare now within the recruitment business!
John Walker - Rail Project Manager at Sizewell C
When Rullion were appointed as our Master Vendor they were faced with a really tough ask to work with our team to transition a large volume contractors, many of which were part of business critical projects, in a extremely short timescale ahead of the Christmas period. They were outstanding throughout this process ensuring clear communication with our team, recruiting managers and the contractors themselves. They supported us throughout the transition and went above and beyond to ensure it was a success and as a result we lost no contractors and the contract was able to launch successfully on 1st January.
Judith Rutherford - IS Vendor Manager at Northumbrian Water
The Rullion team are absolutely nailing my requirements in terms of the calibre of people I need! It really makes it easy for me.
Kuldip NiJar - Cash and Banking Manager at Co-Op
The standard of the staff has been excellent throughout and the support we receive from Rullion has been fabulous to date. All issues that have arisen have been resolved efficiently and without delay.
Pete M - Siemens Mobility Ltd
It is very evident that your team is not just a service provider to us but have quickly become a trusted extension of our own team.
Savin Sathyanath - Head of Talent at Siemens Mobility
The team at Rullion are always so friendly and they are very responsive. They respond to queries quickly (sometimes within 24 hours) and the turnaround time for obtaining clearances is excellent."
Senior HR Advisor, URENCO
We have seen a dramatic improvement in the speed in which cases are turned around... The whole process is slick from start to finish for both us and our candidates.
Senior Vetting and Onboarding Lead, Balfour Beatty
