For employers
Entering referees yourself
How to provide referee details when raising a check.
When you raise a check, you can choose to enter the referees yourself instead of leaving it to the candidate.
How it works
Select I'll enter them when raising the check. For each referee, you'll need:
- Full name
- Work email
- Company
- Their job title
- Relationship to the candidate
The candidate still needs to consent before any referee is contacted. Entering referees yourself does not skip the consent step.
What the candidate can do
You can control how much the candidate can change:
| Permission | What the candidate can do |
|---|---|
| View only | See the referees, consent or decline. Cannot change, replace or add. If they say a referee isn't the right person, we record the dispute and tell you. |
| Edit or replace | Edit details or replace a referee. |
| Edit, replace or add | Edit, replace or add referees up to the required number. |
The default is Edit or replace.