North West Volunteer Centre is a registered Umbrella Body with Access NI providing a discreet, professional vetting service for employers and voluntary organisations within Northern Ireland. We have been providing this service since the inception of Access NI in April 2008 and administer over 1000 disclosure checks per year.
We offer enhanced, standard and basic checks.
We have dedicated and knowledgeable staff who are on hand to provide your organisation with the necessary guidance to use the service. As an organisation, you can register for the vetting service by completing an Organisation Registration Form and Access NI User Agreement. Individuals can download the PIN Notification and ID verification form to follow instructions and complete online.
Please also access this link to the Access NI website for further guidance.
We are committed to helping volunteers access opportunities therefore our Access NI vetting service is primarily about reducing barriers to participation and enabling voluntary groups to make safe recruitment decisions when involving volunteers. We do not receive funding to deliver the service therefore we do have small administration fees in addition to any Access NI fees for enhanced disclosure applications. Fees are £5.00 for a volunteer role and £43.00 for paid posts and £28 for Basic or Standard check.
Individuals wishing to apply for an Access NI must set up or log into their own account with NIDirect.gov first. If its the first time setting up a NI Direct.gov account this may take time for a manual verification. Only when the account is verified is when you can proceed with an Access NI application. Please note from September 2025 Access NI will only issue digital certificates, paper copies will no longer be available. Please remember to check your spam & junk folder in your email for your Access NI disclosure certificate once you have made an application as it will only stay there for a limited period of time.
Click here for instructions and Standard & Enhanced PIN ID form
Click here for instructions and Basic Check PIN ID Form
Cash is accepted along with Card payments. Contact us for invoicing arrangements
Access NI for Organisations
If you are part of an organisation and you require access ni checks completed for all or a number staff and volunteers please complete the following steps :
- Register with the North West Volunteer Centre at this web address - https://forms.office.com/e/NvhL68yehs
- Download the Service Level Agreement sign it and return to Seanna@nwvc.co.uk
- Download sample storage policy for access ni / Download sample policy for recruitment
- In order to provide an efficient service please let us know (if possible) the names of staff /volunteers and their roles and set up invoicing /payment preferences.
Please give us a call on 028 71 271 017 or email seanna@nwvc.co.uk with any queries.
Useful Downloads from Access NI: