Regulatory agencies carry a clear, urgent mission: protect vulnerable people. Agencies licensing child care, foster care and adult care services must enforce rigorous background checks on every applicant and on current employees who continue to serve.
Manual processes slow background check results, create long turnaround times and introduce human error that leads to unsafe hiring decisions. Outdated methods also force staff to repeat repetitive tasks, diverting time from urgent safety work.
That’s why agency leaders now adopt a background screening solution—a modern automated background check system that meets regulatory requirements and federal law while protecting lives.
Recent reports reveal troubling gaps in how agencies conduct and enforce background checks, raising urgent concerns about the safety of children and vulnerable adults. Across states, inspections and audits uncover widespread violations—from missing criminal records checks to unaddressed hazardous conditions—that put people at risk.
These breakdowns delay background check results, compromise safety, and violate both regulatory requirements and federal law.
As mandates expand, agencies process more court records, out-of-state verifications and cross-agency checks than ever before. Law enforcement agencies rely on accurate, timely data—but slow turnaround times from manual reviews leave dangerous gaps.
Manual systems:
A modern automation tool—specifically, a compliance-first background screening solution—streamlines the entire process:
When paired with generative AI, an automated background check system enables agencies to:
Modernization reduces human error, eliminates repetitive tasks and supports safer, faster decision-making.
To modernize effectively, agencies take these steps:
By 2030, leading agencies will leverage advanced tools and strategies to achieve goals such as:
Regulatory agencies that move quickly define the benchmark for safety and compliance. Those that hesitate risk falling behind in meeting public expectations and regulatory requirements.
The mission remains clear—protect children, foster youth and vulnerable adults. A modern background screening solution—equipped with a powerful automation tool—delivers faster background check results, shortens turnaround times and eliminates repetitive tasks that slow safety work.
GL Solutions helps your regulatory agency run, grow and adapt through modern software and automation that solves your agency’s greatest challenges. Contact us to learn more.
Sam Hardin, Chief Revenue Officer, joined GL Solutions in 2020 with a background in operations management. He is passionate about leadership, enhancing company culture and personal/professional growth. Sam studied business management throughout his undergraduate and graduate studies.
