Data from Managed Integrity Evaluation (MIE) has found that criminal checks were the most frequently requested background check, followed by qualification or educational background checks. Since January 2017, MIE has conducted 604,497 criminal checks, where 9.77% of the total checks were deemed to have a criminal or a pending criminal record. The types of qualifications most commonly found to be misrepresented, fraudulent, or inconsistent included African (33.98%) and International (43.45%) qualifications. MIE forecasts that comprehensive background screening and verification services on candidates, suppliers, and vendors will continue to grow across Africa.
