The Criminal Records Bureau is a UK government organization in England and Wales, part of the Home Office, which gives access to criminal records to people of all sectors. The purpose of the Criminal Records Bureau is primarily to help employers make informed and safe decisions about the people they hire. This is especially true [...]

The beauty of public records is that they are indeed public, and in these “wired” times access to such information is growing easier and easier. It used to be once, and in some places still is the case, that in order to perform a public records search you had to be present at the courthouse [...]

Civil records, or civil court records, are records pertaining to the operations of a civil court. Many civil records are public, and can be researched online. Civil court is non-criminal court. Therefore anything legal that does not involve criminal charges can be found in civil court cases. Examples of civil court cases include liability suits, [...]

Before hiring an employee it can only benefit you and your company to do basic people research into the potential employee you’re planning to hire. This can help you to better understand how trustworthy and safe the employee is, but can also cross-check details in his or her application or resume to determine the breadth [...]

If you’re curious about any police warrants or arrest warrants on a person, you can search police warrants online through a number of web sites offering access to public records. Many such sites offer free searches based on the counties in which you suspect the warrants are issued. So if you are seeking a warrant [...]

Marriage records are an often overlooked component to searching for a person, either alive or dead. They’re especially important when researching genealogy or searching for a woman whose surname may have changed due to marriage. Marriage records contain the full names of both bride and groom, date of their marriage, and the county which they [...]

When you’re looking for information about a person getting started with your search can be a little overwhelming. It helps to know what kinds of court records are available for you to search either at a courthouse or another agency related to the type of court records sought, or at one of the many pay-to-search [...]

The way to find public records offline is relatively clear, but far more time and energy consuming. Offline, you can find public records by visiting offices of government agencies and sometimes libraries. However, you may need to pay fees for access to information, and in cases where you need to request permission to view records [...]