We are delighted to announce a new alliance with First Advantage to provide UK-based sports organisations with seamless access to transformative background-checking solutions.

First Advantage deliver background check solutions in more than 200 countries and territories, and their technology facilitates a wide range of screening and verification processes for some of the largest organisations in the United Kingdom, including large National Governing Bodies (NGBs), licencing authorities, universities, retailers, local authorities, charities, financial services and technology organisations.

Being able to quickly and efficiently conduct background checks is vital for NGBs, and, combined with the comprehensive suite of compliance management tools available within the Sport:80 Platform, this alliance will support the organisations we work with to streamline and strengthen their governance processes.

"We are thrilled to be working with First Advantage to bring their industry-leading background checking solutions to our community,” said our Chief Operating Officer, Jonny Turner.

“This collaboration will support our clients to significantly enhance the efficiency of their member verifications, ensuring they can maintain the highest standards of safety and compliance within their organisations.

“By working with innovative companies like First Advantage, we can continue to enhance the capabilities of our Platform and support our community to further streamline and optimise their organisational processes.”

The alliance will see us develop an integration with First Advantage’s solution, which will provide UK-based clients with a streamlined process for conducting background checks and verifications across their member base, ensuring a safe environment for participants at all levels.

When an organisation sets up the First Advantage integration, they can seamlessly access the system directly through the Sport:80 Platform and create and submit a background check. Once the process is completed, it automatically syncs the information with the relevant member profile in the Sport:80 Platform.

Rolf Bezemer, Executive Vice President and General Manager International at First Advantage, stated: “We are thrilled to be part of the innovative technologies offered by Sport:80 that can help empower International Federations, National Governing Bodies and other sports organisations to make staffing decisions with speed, ease, and confidence. We look forward to helping this network of members hire smarter and onboard faster!”

To find out more about First Advantage, or to learn more about what we do here at Sport:80, feel free to get in touch!