Background check and criminal record for UK banks
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on 12/5/08 at 11:54am
I have a friend who's at Uni in the UK. He's been busted for drinking and driving. The question is, do banks in the UK check for criminal records and is he fscked?
And if so, what are his other alternatives? Banking in other countries? Im not familliar with UK law.. is it possible to have the record erased?
He's feeling pretty bad at the moment and I really want to help the guy out (eventho im pissed off he did something soo stupid)
appriciate any input





I think every bank is
I think every bank is different. A DWI while it's bad, isn't fraud or assault which I think that they're mostly concerned with. If they want your friend bad enough it shouldn't matter that much.
Take it for all it's worth.
Totally depends on the bank.
Totally depends on the bank. Some banks don't care, others may knock him for it (I know that JPM specifically states that they don't care about drinking and driving)
MDR wrote: Totally depends on
Totally depends on the bank. Some banks don't care, others may knock him for it (I know that JPM specifically states that they don't care about drinking and driving)
I know JPM's application says this, but does it mean they are not looking for this in the Background check?
Like Aliazz said, they are
Like Aliazz said, they are mostly concerned with fraud, theft, assault, sexual harassment; anything that shows you have a history of fucking up on-the-job and that could potentially cost them bigtime. They're less concerned with the fact that at university you liked to party.
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thanks for the reply, I'm
thanks for the reply, I'm really worried about spending the sign on, because I don't know what their reaction will be once I go through the background check and they find out I have a misdemeanor(DWI) on my criminal record
I'm due to start in September and haven't received the BC papers yet. I plan on disclosing though.
Assuming he didn't hit anyone
Assuming he didn't hit anyone nobody is realistically going to care about a DUI as long as it is disclosed.
Assault, fraud or theft (even if let off with a caution) and you're fucked.