Law Enforcement Checks

As part of our PEPs & Sanctions screening, we offer the ability to screen if there is public evidence of official documentation from law enforcement bodies and if the individual is on official law enforcement watch lists.The information is screened from public registers or lists maintained by regulatory, supervisory, disciplinary or law enforcement bodies. They often include names of individuals/entities subject to actions such as fines, suspensions, revocations of licenses, disbarment, bans, disqualifications, or enforcement actions by anti‑corruption / police / criminal agencies. 

Over 350 datasets are screened globally, such as:

• UK including the Met police, HM Customs, NCA
• US including the FBI wanted list, US Marshalls, DEA
• Regulatory Enforcement Bodies including the FCA, Gambling Commission, FED

What data is presented to you?

This data that will be presented to you in the case of a possible match will likely include the below to help you remediate the information:

• First & last name 
• Aliases 
• Date of birth
• Gender
• Nationality
• Associated address 
• Place of birth
• Category
• Source and type
• Sentence length

A URL will also be presented to you of the original source the information is from to assist in your remediation, and if the URL is no longer active, the file of the information will still be accessible for your view.  

How do you run a law enforcement check?

You can run law enforcement checks by running a manual PEPs & Sanctions check by following the steps here, or if you have it enabled, it will automatically run for any journeys that contain PEPs & Sanctions (you can request to enable it here). Please note - law enforcement checks are not included as part of Credas+ remediation.

What happens if a possible match has flagged?

If a possible match flags for law enforcement, you will be able to see within your results and have a report provided including the source, as can be seen below. You will need to review the information provided, and identify if the possible match is the individual in question following your internal process. Law enforcement checks are not part of our Credas+ remediation service.

If the possible match is the individual in question, and you are unsure on what to do next, it is down to your organisations internal policies so we recommend reaching out to your manager/compliance officer. 

If you need assistance on how you can update the result of a possible match on Credas, please see our guide here. 

How much does this cost?

If run together, this check is included within your 1 credit when running a PEPs & Sanctions check.

Got any questions? 

If you have any questions please reach out to the Credas support team by contacting us here

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