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records; (c) undertake criminal record checks; (d) establish that applicants are
entitled to undertake the employment in question; and, (e) record and risk
manage cases where it is impossible to perform all the required checks.
To achieve the security outcomes mandated above, organisations must:
Ensure that HR processes do not allow anyone to commence work on critical
infrastructure projects without undergoing appropriate recruitment checks;
Verify the identity of the candidate by conducting independent checks using
Government or third party issued documents such as passports or similar
photographic identity documents;
Establish whether the applicant has the right to work in Uganda including
meeting residency requirements based on the sensitivity of the position;
Check the candidate’s employment record by validating the completeness
and accuracy of the curriculum vitae;
Obtain satisfactory character references about the applicant e.g. one
business and one personal;
Establish whether the applicant is qualified for the job by confirming the
claimed academic and professional qualifications; and
Based on risk assessment, determine whether the applicant is liable to
undergo additional national security vetting described in section 7.4.
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