Social Media Checks, Safeguarding & Reputational Intelligence

Human-led social media screening and online risk assessments, supported by intelligent technology. Helping employers and organisations strengthen safer recruitment, safeguarding, governance and defensible decision making.

Why Organisations Choose SP Index

  • Human-led assessment
  • Evidenced based reporting
  • Trusted in regulated environments
  • Supports defensible decisions
  • Sector specific frameworks
  • ISO/IEC 27001 certified
Social Media Checks

Social Media Checks, Safeguarding & Reputational Intelligence

Human-led social media screening and online risk assessments, supported by intelligent technology. Helping employers and organisations strengthen safer recruitment, safeguarding, governance and defensible decision making.

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Risk Assessments & Social Media Screening

Professional online screening options designed to support different hiring requirements.

Essential Social Media Checks

Essential Social Media Checks

Reviews 3 years of a candidate’s online footprint, highlighting potential risks and adverse online conduct across key platforms.

From

£28 /per check

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Premium Social Media Checks

Premium Social Media Checks

Enhanced safeguarding, reputational risk and online conduct assessments with deeper analysis and broader online intelligence coverage. 5+ years of online footprint reviews.

From

£36/per check

Adverse Media Check

Adverse Media Check

Searches global online media sources to identify negative press, reputational risks, and publicly reported incidents linked to a candidate.

From

£15.50/per check

EPORA
Check

EPORA
Check

EPORA Check

Specialist reputational intelligence assessments for public facing, high profile and governance sensitive individuals.

From

£55.00/per check

Industry Specific Social Media Screening

Social Media Checks designed for different hiring industries and hiring environments.

Online Background Checks

General Social Media Checks

Support safer, more informed hiring decisions across all roles and industry sectors with consistent, defensible screening.

Education Social Media Checks

Education Social Media Screening

KCSIE aligned safeguarding and reputational assessments designed for positions of trust within education environments, including considerations relating to children, young people and vulnerable learners.

Healthcare Social Media Screening

Designed for roles in Healthcare. Patient safety focused assessments supporting safeguarding, professional conduct and health organisations' governance expectations. FPPT aligned.

TV & Media

Reputational intelligence assessments designed for presenters, contributors, influencers and other public facing individuals where audience trust and reputation matter.

Ready to Strengthen Recruitment, Safeguarding and Risk Management Decisions?

Our experts are here to help you choose the right solution for your organisation.

What Our Social Media Checks Help Identify

Comprehensive online risk indicators which support safeguarding, governance and recruitment risk assessments.

Safeguarding
Concerns

Professional Conduct Indicators

Reputational & Public Trust Risks

Adverse Media & Public Reporting

Digital Footprint & Visibility

Network & Association Risks

SP Index provides online risk intelligence to support organisations’ own risk assessment and decision making processes.
We do not make employment or suitability recommendations.

Social Media Checks: Your Questions Answered

Clear, compliant answers to help you make confident hiring decisions.

Yes, when conducted correctly. Social Media Checks are lawful in most countries (including the UK, EU, Australia, US and Canada) when they are proportionate, role relevant and carried out under a clear lawful basis. SP Index checks are designed in line with relevant local regulations and employment law principles, ensuring public interest screening is balanced with individual rights. Checks are limited to relevant online information and applied consistently to support fair, defensible decisions.

SP Index Social Media Checks provide a structured assessment of publicly available online content that may present reputational, safeguarding, conduct, or compliance related risk in a professional context. Reports focus on clearly defined risk indicators rather than opinions, personal beliefs, or protected characteristics. The outcome is a neutral, evidence based insight that supports risk assessment without subjective judgement.

Yes. Compliance is central to the SP Index operating model. All Social Media Checks require a defined lawful basis and clear purpose limitation. Checks are conducted in accordance with GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and other applicable laws in the jurisdictions where SP Index operates and provides services.

SP Index also operates under ISO/IEC 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus information security standards, ensuring personal data is handled securely, proportionately and transparently throughout the screening lifecycle.

SP Index Checks are designed to integrate efficiently into modern recruitment and vetting workflows. Depending on the level of check selected, results are typically delivered within 1 – 2 working days following professional review by experienced analysts supported by intelligent technology.

Online Background Checks are used across all industries where organisations need to manage risk, reputation and professional conduct. SP Index supports organisations across the UK and internationally, with particularly strong adoption in sectors where trust, safeguarding and public confidence are critical considerations.

Yes. SP Index Checks are designed to support fair, transparent recruitment processes and balanced decisions. Findings are presented factually, allowing employers to assess their context and relevance.

As the data controller an employer may choose to discuss relevant findings with a candidate and provide an opportunity for clarify prior to making a recruitment decision.

As data processor SP Index does not make employment decisions.

SP Index checks operate within a defined and proportionate review period, typically covering three to five years depending on the role, sector and level of risk involved. Where specific safeguarding, governance or regulatory requirements apply, extended online history can be supported.

Yes. Individuals can request a Check through our Individual Screening Service, right2socials.co.uk, delivered using the same systems, methodologies and review team that support organisational screening.

If concerning content is identified, it is documented clearly and neutrally within the report without recommendation or judgement. SP Index does not make hiring decisions or suitability decisions.

Responsibility remains with the employer or data controller to assess relevance, proportionality and next steps in line with internal policy, sector guidance and employment law.

SP Index reports provide structured, evidence based insight designed to support safer recruitment, safeguarding, governance and risk management processes.

Depending on the level of check selected, reports may include:

  • Risk category findings aligned to the relevant screening product or sector
  • Evidence Found / No Evidence Found outcomes
  • Network and Associations Risk indicators
  • Visibility Landscape analysis
  • Profile Weighting assessments
  • Content and Privacy indicators
  • First Impression indicators
  • Supporting evidence including URLs, source references, screenshots and contextual information where relevant online content is identified

All findings are reviewed by trained Social Intelligence Officers and presented in a clear, structured format designed to support informed and defensible decisions.

SP Index reports provide objective information and context; final employment, governance and risk decisions always remain with the organisation or data controller.