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MP calls for action on identity theft.

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A Labour member of Parliament is urging businesses to ensure that they have sound vetting processes in place for recruiting new staff. Speaking at a recent press briefing, Bruce George, MP for Walsall South, claimed that identity theft was approaching epidemic levels. He argued that firms had a duty of care to their shareholders to ensure that they used rigorous controls to prevent fraud, industrial espionage and even terrorism.

For organisations whose employees have access to sensitive information--particularly in the finance function--he recommended adherence to the security industry's recently revised standard, BS7858. This requires written employment verifications, credit checks and personal written references.

George, who chairs the Commons defence select committee, argued that vetting should conducted at every level. "There is no point in a company having the best vetting process in the world if the contract cleaners it employs are not vetted and could allow the theft of its official documents," he explained. "Companies may think they are saving money by short-cutting proper checks, but we have to be serious...

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