Access NI

ACCESS NI

Causeway Volunteer Centre is a registered Umbrella Body with Access NI. It carries out vetting checks on behalf of other organisations enabling groups to make safer recruitment decisions. Organisations using the service nominate a Responsible Person and sign an Access NI Service Level Agreement with Causeway Volunteer Centre.  Please read our privacy policy with regard to collection of personal information.

Applicant Instructions
To complete the application process you must have to hand:
- Your national insurance number
- Your driving licence and passort numbers (if you have these documents)
- Know whether you need a Standard or Enhanced check (seek clarification from your organisation)
- Click Enhanced AccessNICheck or Standard AccesNI Check
- Select the green button
- Create an account and login with a User ID and password
- Once you have successfully logged in, you will be taken to the on-line application.
- Enter the PIN number 732586 at step one on the form
- Complete the remainder of the form (at step 5 insert the name of the organisation that asked you to complete the form) and click confirm and proceed to finish the on-line process.
- Please make a note of your registration reference number and take the appropriate ID Validation Documents to the organisation that asked you to make the application.
- When your Access NI certificate has been issued, take it to your Organisation in order to complete the recruitment process.

Organisation Instructions
To request a Standard or Enhanced check for staff/volunteers:
Complete the Access NI Service Level Agreement (this only needs completed once, unless the responsible person changes) and return to Causeway Volunteer Centre
Read the Access NI Code of Practice
Ask the applicant to:
- Visit www.causewayvc.org and follow the instructions for either the Enhanced or Standard Check
- Submit online application and make a note of the application reference number
- Bring the reference number to the responsible body to complete the Validation Form. Responsible body forwards form to CVC.
- Share the Access NI Certificate, when issued, to the responsible body so they can finalise the recruitment process
- If you are sending off an Enhanced application with Barred List Check you must ask the applicant; 'Is there any reason why you cannot work in Regulated Activity with children/adults?' - you must make a note of the response and date the question was asked.

Never allow anyone to take up a position until you have seen their Access NI Certificate