First Advantage
Also seen as First Advantage
Listing
Website: fadv.com
Named on the GOV.UK list as www.fadv.com.
Official RO list last reconciled 4 November 2026.
Who they can check
- Individuals: Yes on the official group rules, overridden because their site sells personal checks.
- Employers or third parties: Yes.
- Self-employed: Yes.
The official RO list places First Advantage in Group B (employers or third parties). The personal page sells basic and enhanced checks to self-employed people and personal employees, and warns it is a criminal offence to apply for an enhanced or barred-list check for an ineligible role. Source, 11 November 2026
Check levels seen on a source page: Basic, Enhanced.
Prices
Verified price. Official DBS fees in this table are the government charge. Admin is the provider’s own fee. A blank cell is not a zero.
| Check | DBS fee | Admin | Total | In the price sort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Not yet verified | Not itemised | £53.60 inc VAT incl. digital IDPersonal package, DBS Basic + digital identity | Yes |
| Standard | Not yet verified | Not yet verified | Not yet verified | No |
| Enhanced | Not yet verified | Not itemised | £74.60 inc VAT incl. digital IDPersonal package, DBS Enhanced + digital identity | Yes |
| Volunteer | Not yet verified | Not yet verified | Not yet verified | No |
Basic: £48.00 before VAT is added, £53.60 including VAT. Digital identity and UK Post Office access are included. The DBS fee is not printed as its own line. Source, 11 November 2026
Enhanced: £69.00 before VAT is added, £74.60 including VAT. Includes digital identity and Post Office access. Source, 11 November 2026
An employer/umbrella admin fee was not published on the personal-checks page. Employer checks are offered via a contact path. Source, 11 November 2026
The £5.60 difference between the ex-VAT and inc-VAT package prices is consistent with VAT being charged on the non-DBS part of the package. The page does not print that split, so no admin fee is shown here. Source, 11 November 2026
What the listing supports
- API
- Not yet verified
- Digital ID
- Yes
- Post Office ID
- Yes
- Employer dashboard
- Not yet verified
- Candidate portal
- Yes
- Bulk or volume workflow
- Not yet verified
- e-Bulk
- Not yet verified
- Paper applications
- Not yet verified
- Applicant can pay
- Not yet verified
- Organisation can pay
- Not yet verified
API
Not yet verified. A marketing mention is not recorded as an API unless the page we opened describes one.
Turnaround
“DBS Basic Criminal Records Checks typically delivered within 60 minutes.” Also: “Results delivered within the hour.” Enhanced timing is not given that claim. Source, 11 November 2026
A provider’s claim is their claim. GOV.UK says a basic check applied for directly usually takes up to 3 days to process, and a paper certificate is then posted. For standard and enhanced checks, DBS says each application differs and enhanced checks can take longer when they are referred to the police. Basic check timing · Employer guidance
Pros from the sources
Personal basic and enhanced packages are priced both before and including VAT. Source, 11 November 2026
Digital identity is included, with Post Office branches if digital ID cannot be completed. Source, 11 November 2026
Cons from the sources
The price is a package with identity checking, so it is not an admin-only fee to set beside other providers. Source, 11 November 2026
No public employer tariff was on the page retrieved. Source, 11 November 2026
Group B on the official RO list, while the website sells personal checks. Source, 4 November 2026
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Sources
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