Netherlands Criminal Record Check Process and Requirements

## Who is the source of criminal check data in Netherlands? Ministerie van Justitie ## What is the process in Netherlands? 1. The requesting party will request the check from the ATS or their Zinc account. 2. Automated instructions are delivered to you to provide your personal information on your Zinc Account. 3. you will receive an email from the authority **Ministerie van Justitie (support@pescheck.nl)** with the subject line **Support | PESCHECK®**. You may receive this email as a request initiated by iCover - Advise Data — this is Zinc's checking partner and the request is legitimate. Follow the steps in the email to complete your application. 4. You have to click on the link in the email and take the **aanvraagcode** code, then you have to log in with **DigID**, insert the code from the email, then insert your **DOB** on the next screen, then insert your personal details on the next screen. 5. In the next screen, you need to pay a fee for the certificate. This fee will be reimbursed. 6. You should finalise the request and receive the certificate at your registered address in the Netherlands. The criminal certificate is shared via postal mail which should be uploaded in your Zinc account or sent to **contact@zincwork.com**. Zinc receives the result (digitally) and provides a signed digital report. You receive an email to say the process is complete and can request a reimbursement for the certificate **here**: https://support.zincwork.com/hc/en-gb/requests/new?ticket_form_id=4722369953823. ## What details are required to submit the check? - First Name - Last Name - Birth Date - Consent - Candidate's Email Address - Current Address (Please note that as a part of the process, the applicant must have a **Dig ID** for login.) The criminal certificate will be sent directly to the applicant's home address. This certificate needs to be uploaded to their Zinc account. We will verify its authenticity and the completed results will appear on Zinc notifying both parties the check is complete. ## What is covered in the criminal check? The Certificate contains information for all the following criminal convictions or offences, except those deleted by Dutch rehabilitation laws or considered spent: - Records for serious crimes are maintained for at least 30 years - Convictions that involve a prison sentence of more than three years will be registered for longer - For prison sentences in excess of eight years, the conviction will remain on record for a total of 40 years - Convictions for sex offences remain on an individual’s register until his or her death - Misdemeanour offences are registered for at least 5 years. In cases that involve a custodial sentence or community service, the conviction will be registered for 10 years The legal prescription of a sentence varies, depending on the type of offense committed and the sentence pronounced. The certificate does not have a specific validity and for employment purposes, it can be considered as 3 months. ## What is the expected turnaround time? Here: https://zincwork.com/turnaround-times ## Period covered by the check The records are kept based on the legal prescription and rehabilitation periods applicable for each type of conviction provided by the local regulations in the Netherlands. All the records are maintained by the Ministry of Justice. The authority receives the request conducts a detailed review and issues the certificate based on the above. ## Privacy statement The details contained in this report should not be used as the sole reason for making a decision. Zinc Work Ltd is not liable for any inaccuracies or incompleteness in the information appearing in this report since it is provided to Zinc Work Ltd by third parties. This report has been produced for the purchaser of the report and Zinc Work Ltd will have no liability to loss.