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Banks checking criminal history of clients

  • 20-07-2012 6:39pm
    #1
    Our man in Havana
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    Can a bank legally access the criminal record of a customer?


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  • #2
    MagicSean
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    Our man in Havana wrote: »
    Can a bank legally access the criminal record of a customer?

    Only with the customers consent, unless it was in the news of course.


  • #3
    Finnbar01
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    MagicSean wrote: »
    Only with the customers consent, unless it was in the news of course.

    How could they do that?


  • #4
    MagicSean
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    Finnbar01 wrote: »
    How could they do that?

    Same way some employers do. Request under the data protection act.


  • #5
    RangeR
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    MagicSean wrote: »
    Same way some employers do. Request under the data protection act.

    Doesn't Data Protection Act only apply to private companies. Freedom of Information Act applies to state agencies. Or am wrong?


  • #6
    seamus
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    MagicSean wrote: »
    Same way some employers do. Request under the data protection act.
    Are you sure?

    As far as I can tell, the only way to get this information is through the Garda vetting unit, and then you can only make a request if your business involves having people with unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults.

    Otherwise it doesn't seem to be possible for any employer to background check a client or employee.


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  • #7
    MagicSean
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,897 ✭✭✭MagicSean


    seamus wrote: »
    Are you sure?

    As far as I can tell, the only way to get this information is through the Garda vetting unit, and then you can only make a request if your business involves having people with unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults.

    Otherwise it doesn't seem to be possible for any employer to background check a client or employee.

    What they do is require the potential employee to make the request to the Gardaí and hand them the information. I don't think it should be allowed myself.


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