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      A Guide to Ministry of Justice Criminal History Checks

      Guide for employers wanting to use the Ministry of Justice criminal history check process.

      READ: Why get a check
      READ: How to use the service 
      LINKS: Other useful guide 

      Why get a check? 

      You can get a check done if you want to be aware of any convictions a potential candidate has. These are useful in high trust roles. 

      Please note a criminal history check is not the same as a police check. A police check shows all police information on a person and can only be accessed if you require these under a relevant act e.g. Vulnerable Children's act. 

      How to use the service

      This is a service run by the Ministry of Justice, MyHR cannot run this process for you. 

      To find out about the service go here; https://www.justice.govt.nz/criminal-records/get-someone-elses/

      We have linked two useful guides at the top of this article. 

      Other useful related guides:

      https://www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Third-Party-User-Guide-FINALv2.pdf 

      https://www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Third-Party-Administrator-User-Guide-FINAL.pdf