Summary of AccessNI checks
Nature of work |
Legal obligation |
Type of check |
Working beyond the passenger security check in an airport (for example, as an airport employee, in a shop or on the runways) |
Department for Transport Regulations |
Basic |
Working in a care or residential home with adults |
DHSSPS standards |
Enhanced |
Working in domiciliary care with adults |
DHSSPS standards |
Enhanced |
Working in a day care setting with children and childminding |
DHSSPS standards |
Enhanced |
Taxi driving licence |
Road Traffic (NI) Order 1981 |
Enhanced, but without a barred list check |
Fostering of children |
Childrens Act 1989 or Childrens(NI) Order 1987 |
Enhanced |
Adoption of children |
Adoption (NI) Order 1987 |
Enhanced |
For some other types of work, employers will require an AccessNI check as this is part of the terms and conditions of employment. For example:
Nature of work |
Type of check |
Posts in the Northern Ireland Civil Service and certain other public bodies |
Basic |
Working within the security guarding sector |
Standard* *The Security Industry Authority will sponsor this |
A summary of the information disclosed on each level of check is set out below along with an explanation of some of the terms used.
Level of Check |
Unspent Convictions |
Spent Convictions |
Barred Lists |
Relevant Police Information |
Basic |
yes |
No |
no |
no |
Standard |
yes |
Yes |
no |
no |
Enhanced |
yes |
Yes |
yes |
yes |