• Why am I being asked to provide my mother’s maiden name?

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WHAT’S COVERED IN THIS ARTICLE?

This article covers why Verifile might ask the candidate to provide their mother's maiden name.

WHAT DO I NEED?

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GUIDANCE:

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Disclosure Scotland normally require details of the candidate's mother's maiden name for identification purposes in order to process a criminal record check.

In some cases, for processing international criminal record checks, the mother's maiden name may also be required.

RECAP:

Clarify provided on why we ask the candidate to provide their mother's maiden name. 

FURTHER READING:

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