Automated enhanced background checks for security & emergency preparedness
If your organisation provides security services, you are likely already subject to requirements for background checks of employees. With the introduction of the Act on Critical Entities, many of your customers will be categorised as critical infrastructure and will therefore be required to vet their suppliers. Organisations are also increasingly expected to hold certifications such as ISO 27001, which require systematic personnel management and control of hiring processes. For public procurement, such certifications are often a prerequisite due to the chain-of-responsibility obligations set out in the EU CER Directive.
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Challenges in security sector compliance
Security and emergency preparedness organisations operate in a dual compliance role — subject to their own screening requirements while simultaneously helping customers in critical infrastructure meet access management and supplier control obligations.
Manual processes can lead to:
- Delays in onboarding
- Incomplete or inconsistent documentation
- Increased risk of non-compliance
- Time-consuming audit preparation
At the same time, regulatory expectations continue to evolve, requiring organisations to maintain accurate, traceable, and audit-ready records at all times.
Useful features for security & emergency preparedness
P-Secure automates the verification of identity, CV, criminal records, and references — ensuring precise, timely controls and reducing the risk of human error.
ID and CV check
Automate ID verification and CV checks including documentation of employment gaps
Re-check
Easily schedule and complete periodic re-checks of employees in line with regulatory and contractual requirements
Audit
Share specific cases for digital audit with the police, authorities, or internal auditors
Pre-approval screening
Conduct structured background checks ahead of the police approval process under the Danish Act on Private Security Services — documenting that you know your employees before formal approval is in place
Regulatory framework
The Private Security Services Act (Vagtloven)
The Danish Act on Private Security Services requires that individuals performing security work must be approved by the police. Approval is conditional on, among other things, the individual not having been convicted of criminal offences that would render them unsuitable for the role.
A systematic background check is a natural and practical first step ahead of the police approval process — just as it is in the telecom and defence sectors, where a background check reduces risk during the waiting period and documents that the organisation knows its employees before formal approval is in place. This also applies to private investigators and investigative firms regulated under the same act.
Security organisations as suppliers to critical infrastructure
Security organisations occupy a particular position: they must themselves comply with screening and compliance requirements, while at the same time helping their customers — often critical entities under NIS2 and CER — to meet access management and supplier control obligations.
Background checks are therefore both an internal compliance requirement and a prerequisite for entering into contracts with critical infrastructure operators, where chain-of-responsibility obligations require suppliers to document control over their own personnel.
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification requires systematic personnel management and control of hiring processes. For public procurement and contracts with critical entities, such certification is increasingly becoming a contractual requirement — and a structured background check process is central to meeting it.
The need for modern background screening
As regulatory requirements and customer expectations have tightened, many security and emergency preparedness organisations face increasing pressure to modernise their background check processes.
Manual workflows often result in:
- Limited visibility
- Administrative burden
- Delays in onboarding
- Insufficient documentation
- Inefficient audit preparation
Security infrastructure for the future of security services
The opportunity
Today's security organisations must balance strict compliance requirements with operational efficiency — while meeting the growing demands of customers in critical infrastructure.
As regulations evolve and supply chain accountability increases, organisations need automated and continuous background screening that reduces risk without slowing operations.
Strengthen personnel and supplier security
Implement automated, compliant enhanced background checks that:
Reduce onboarding time
Ensure consistent documentation
Cover employees, contractors, and subcontractors
Maintain continuous compliance
Move beyond one-time checks with:
Automated CV verification
Documentation of all employment gaps
Centralised, audit-ready records
Security and GDPR-compliance
Ensure alignment with the Private Security Services Act, ISO 27001, and the CER Directive's chain-of-responsibility requirements at all times.
