PeopleCheck review
A broad UK screening service with DBS, identity, right-to-work and API options.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026
PeopleCheck provides background screening for employers hiring remote or onsite staff. Its scope covers UK DBS criminal-record checks, digital identity and document verification, right-to-work checks, employment and reference verification, education and qualification checks, address history, financial checks, sanctions, PEP, adverse-media and social-media analysis. Candidate onboarding and consent collection are included, making it suited to organisations that need a structured screening process rather than a single criminal-record check.
Pricing is arranged per check, with published plans excluding VAT. The Basic DBS Check costs £32 per check and covers a basic DBS criminal-record check. Adverse Social Media costs £50 per check and adds social-media and web-footprint analysis. The £97 Entry Level Background Check includes digital ID validation, UK right to work, five-year address history, a basic DBS check, a UK financial check and global sanctions screening. This model can suit employers with variable hiring volumes, while organisations seeking subscription billing should compare alternatives built around recurring plans.
PeopleCheck is available through the web and a REST API. The API supports creating screening requests, tracking screenings, retrieving results and receiving updates through webhooks. The platform also provides dashboards, live reports, a document library and PDF exports. Yoti is the named integration, so teams should assess ecosystem fit before choosing it for a wider HR or recruitment stack. Its broad screening coverage makes it a strong fit for UK employers needing several verification types in one process; organisations whose workflows depend on driving-history screening or automated adverse-action handling should compare products that explicitly support those requirements.
PeopleCheck pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Covers DBS, identity, right-to-work and employment checks
- Includes live reports, document access, consent and PDF exports
- REST API supports requests, results, tracking and webhooks
- Where it doesn't
- Pricing is per check rather than subscription-based
- The named integration is Yoti
- Driving-history and adverse-action workflows are not part of the stated positioning
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