BS7858 screening for security companies
BS7858 was written for the security industry. If you hold SIA Approved Contractor status or are audited by a certification body, every officer you deploy needs a complete, evidenced BS7858 file — and a contract can be lost waiting on a bureau. Yezda lets your own team run the screening, with the chasing and gap detection done for you.
What security & manned guarding teams need from screening.
BS7858 is the screening standard the security industry was written for. SIA-approved contractors and ACS-registered guarding firms are expected to vet every officer to it before deployment — Yezda gives you the full pipeline without standing up a vetting team.
- Security officers
- Door supervisors
- CCTV / control room
- Mobile patrol
Screening that fits
the role.
BS7858, BPSS, event staff, right to work and ID, and standard pre-employment screening are all ready to run, with IDV and references already wired in. Each is built from the same checks, so you screen every role to the standard it needs.
BS7858
The British Standard for screening individuals working where the safety of people, goods or property is paramount.
Security & manned guarding: common questions.
Guides to BS7858 screening.
- What is BS7858? A plain-English guide to BS7858:2019What the BS7858:2019 screening standard is, who has to use it, what checks it involves and how long it takes — explained for UK security and compliance teams.
- BS7858 vs BPSS: what's the difference?BS7858 and BPSS compared side by side: who each standard is for, what checks they include, how far back they go, and which one your roles need.
- BS7858 employment gaps: the 31-day rule and what evidence to acceptHow BS7858:2019 handles gaps in employment: the 31-day threshold, which documents prove each kind of gap, and how to stop gaps from stalling a case.
- BS7858 limited screening and conditional employment, explainedHow BS7858 lets candidates start work before screening is complete: what limited screening covers, the 12- and 16-week deadlines, and how to manage them.
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