PBSA is a non-profit trade association that represents organizations offering employment, volunteer, tenant, and other background screening services around the world. PBSA strives to foster excellence, integrity, ethics, and compliance in the background screening industry. Our member organizations conduct background checks on behalf of another party, most typically employers, volunteer organizations, or landlords. We have over 750 member companies globally, with Councils in the US, Canada, APAC and Europe.
The work of our industry continues to grow, and various searches – key among them are criminal record checks - are in demand across industry, including banking and other financial institutions, insurance, retail, telecommunications, manufacturing, government, and many others. Organizations conduct background searches to ensure integrity in their operations, create a safe work environment and preserve public safety, manage their reputation, protect their assets, and meet regulatory requirements, among other reasons.