Showsec Application – Proving Your Identity

What is BS7858 Screening?

BS7858 is a security screening standard used in the UK. It helps employers check that people working in secure environments are trustworthy and meet industry requirements.

Showsec will carry out your screening. We follow the BS7858 standard and may contact you several times during the recruitment process.

Screening is required for anyone working in the security industry. It helps protect businesses, staff, and customers by making sure the right people are hired.

What documents do I need?

Below is a checklist of what you’ll need. Please only provide the documents listed – anything else will not be accepted and could delay your application.

All documents must be clear, easy to read, and in your name. Blurry, cropped, or unreadable documents will be rejected and will delay your application.

Proof of Right to Work in the UK

You’ll need to show you can legally work in the UK (you’ve already uploaded a copy of your

document with your application).

After your interview, we’ll invite you to complete one of these checks:

• A digital right to work check (IDVT), or
• A Home Office online right to work check

  We will email you when we are ready to conduct this check. For those unable to provide a UK/Irish passport compatible with IDVT, you will be required to post your birth certificate/expired passport for inspection at our head office.

  Proof of Address

  You must provide one document from the list below showing your current address (the same address you declared on your application form).

• Bank Statement (paper version, less than 3 months old)
• Council Tax Bill (for the current tax year)
• Mortgage Statement (less than 12 months old)
• Utility Bill (gas, water, electricity – NOT mobile phone, less than 3 months old)
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Signed and Dated Tenancy Agreement
• Student Finance Letter (issued for the current academic year)

  If you’re a university student with multiple addresses and find it difficult to provide one of the listed

  documents, please contact our recruitment team at: recruitment@showsec.co.uk

  Proof of National Insurance

  Provide one official document showing your name and NI number clearly.

• National Insurance Number Card/Letter
• HMRC Tax Record
• DWP or benefits letter
• Payslip
• P45 or P60
  

  SIA Door Supervisor Licence

  If you applied for a Door Supervisor position, upload photos of the front and back of your licence. Your name, licence number, and photo must be fully visible.

   

  Photo – Showsec ID

  We need a passport-style photo for your Showsec ID badge. Requirements:

• Clear photo of head and shoulders against a light background
• No filters
• No objects in the background