Safer recruitment starts with the right check.

AccessNI criminal record checks for employers, organisations and individuals across Northern Ireland.

From choosing the appropriate check to completing your application, we make the process clear and straightforward. We check eligibility, verify identity documents and approve applications for submission to AccessNI.

You get personal support. AccessNI carries out the check and issues your certificate.

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Example: an enhanced check

Example: an enhanced check

Three services. One trusted team.

Choose the support you need.

Service 01

AccessNI Checks

One-off criminal record checks for individuals, staff and volunteers in Northern Ireland.

Who it's for: people who need a check for work or volunteering, and organisations checking their staff.

Not sure which check you need? Answer a few questions and we'll tell you the right one.

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Basic£41.20per applicationAny role. Open to anyone aged 16 or over.Shows unspent convictions.
Standard£41.20per applicationCertain professions, such as solicitor, accountant or security guard.Shows spent and unspent convictions.
Enhanced£57.20per applicationWork with children or adults in care.Adds relevant police information, and barred lists where eligible.

One payment covers AccessNI's fee, our fee and VAT. The level follows from the role, and we confirm it before countersigning. See the full breakdown · Compare the three levels

Checking volunteers?We act as umbrella body for voluntary organisations too.

Eligible volunteers: £12.00AccessNI doesn't charge its fee for a standard or enhanced check.

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Business owner processing multiple checks?We act as umbrella body for your staff.

AccessNI for your company

Service 02

Business Compliance

Keep your team's documents and renewal dates organised with Compliance Manager.

Who it's for: employers and organisations with staff certificates, licences and training to keep up to date.

Staff onboarding
Certificate and licence tracking
Renewal reminders
Compliance reports and support

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Service 03

Staff ID Cards

Personalised staff ID cards for your business, in your company branding.

Who it's for: businesses that want their staff to carry professional photo identification.

Branded design
Photo identification
Cards and lanyards

Personalised ID cards: £5.95 + VAT each for 1–10 cards, down to £3.20 for 250+.
Branded lanyard package: Card, clear holder and branded lanyard from £6.95 + VAT each. Minimum 25.

Includes staff photo, name, job title and company logo. Delivery is charged separately.

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A person checks your application. Every time.

A missing middle name or previous surname can hold an application up. Our job is to catch that before it reaches AccessNI.

A signatory checks every application: Not software. A registered signatory confirms the role is eligible and compares the application with the identity documents before countersigning.
Your documents stay with AccessNI: You upload identity documents to nidirect, the government service. Our signatory checks them there; you never email them to us.
The certificate is yours: AccessNI issues it to the applicant's own nidirect account. We don't receive a copy.
One price, paid once: AccessNI's fee, our fee and VAT in a single bank payment. Nothing to pay on nidirect.

How it works

Five steps, one point of contact

Step 1: Tell us about the role
A few short questions about the role and who it involves working with.
Step 2: Pay and receive your PIN
One total covers our fee and AccessNI's. We then email our PIN and the application link.
Step 3: Apply on nidirect
The applicant completes the official application and uploads two identity documents.
Step 4: We verify and countersign
A signatory confirms eligibility, checks the application against the identity documents and submits it to AccessNI.
Step 5: AccessNI issues the certificate
AccessNI emails the applicant at their registered address when the digital certificate is ready in their nidirect account.

Pricing

Clear pricing. Nothing added later.

Compliance Manager pricing

Basic£41.20
AccessNI fee £16.00 · ACG fee £21.00 · VAT £4.20
Standard£41.20
AccessNI fee £16.00 · ACG fee £21.00 · VAT £4.20
Enhanced£57.20
AccessNI fee £32.00 · ACG fee £21.00 · VAT £4.20
Eligible volunteer*£12.00
AccessNI fee £0.00 · ACG fee £10.00 · VAT £2.00

AccessNI check prices per application
Check	AccessNI fee	ACG fee	VAT	Total
Basic	£16.00	£21.00	£4.20	£41.20
Standard	£16.00	£21.00	£4.20	£41.20
Enhanced	£32.00	£21.00	£4.20	£57.20
Eligible volunteer*	£0.00	£10.00	£2.00	£12.00

*Standard or enhanced applications where the applicant meets AccessNI's definition of a volunteer. One payment to ACG covers everything, including application guidance, identity document review and tracking. VAT is charged on our fee; AccessNI's fee is passed on at cost. All fees are non-refundable; see our terms.

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Employers and organisations

Not registered with AccessNI? You don't need to be.

Charities, clubs, care providers and schools can use us as their umbrella body. We confirm each role is eligible, send applicants their PIN, countersign, and tell you when the certificate is issued and whether you need to see it.

Compliance Manager then keeps certificates, licences and renewal dates in one place, from £10.99 + VAT per staff member a month.

Set up your organisation What you need in place

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Self-employed and personal employees

Work for yourself? You can hold your own check.

Tutors, personal carers and others in regulated activity can apply for an enhanced check through us, then share the certificate with the families and clients who hire them.

Start an individual check Who can apply

Ready when you are

A few short questions, one payment by bank, and your PIN arrives by email.

Start an AccessNI check