● Verified references for regulated hiring

Verified references for regulated hiring.

Request, collect and store employment references as verified, tamper-evident, consent-based records on forms aligned with CQC, NMC, HCPC, KCSIE — and Social Work England. Inspection-ready, every time.

No card to start · Built for care, healthcare, education & social work · UK data protection.

Sector-specific form
Verified employer
✓ Received
sha256 · 4f9a…e21cConsent granted
Full audit trail
Care providers·NHS trusts·Schools & MATs·Local authorities·Recruitment agencies
What it is

Three things on every reference you receive

A reference is only useful if you know where it came from, that it hasn’t changed, and that it was shared with consent. Reffolio gives you all three on every record.

Verified referee

The previous employer completes the reference from their work email on a secure link. Free-mail addresses are flagged, so you can see who you’re reading.

Tamper-evident

Every completed reference is sealed with a cryptographic hash and a permanent reference number. Any change is detectable — a record you can stand behind in an audit or inspection.

Released with consent

The candidate is asked to consent before the reference is released to you — a clear, recorded basis for processing, held under UK data protection.

How it works

From request to inspection-ready, in four steps

Reffolio fits the way safer recruitment already works — it just removes the chasing and the doubt.

1

Request a reference

Enter the candidate and their previous employer. Reffolio emails the referee a secure link with your logo and an AI-drafted covering note.

2

They complete the form

The previous employer fills in a form built for your sector — care, healthcare, education or social work — on the link, no account needed.

3

The candidate consents

Before release, the candidate approves sharing the reference with you — recorded with a timestamp in the audit trail.

4

You receive the record

The reference lands in your account: verified, hashed, with a reference number and downloadable PDF — ready for inspection.

Who it's for

One platform, every regulated sector

The same verified, consented, audit-trailed record — on the form your sector expects.

Care & healthcare

  • Forms shaped for CQC, NMC and HCPC expectations
  • Safeguarding question on every reference
  • Tamper-evident, audit-trailed records for inspection
  • Suitable-to-work-with confirmation built in

Education & social work

  • KCSIE safer-recruitment and Social Work England aligned
  • Schools, MATs, local authorities and trusts
  • Per-member access — staff see only their own requests
  • Admin oversight of the whole organisation’s records

Recruitment agencies

  • Request across every sector from one place
  • Attach a job description; receive documents back
  • Centralised billing, seats for every consultant
  • Compliance you can demonstrate to clients
AI, with integrity

Less admin. Same accountability.

Reffolio uses AI to draft the covering email that goes to each referee — in your organisation’s voice, with your registration and contact details. The reference itself is always completed and declared by a real person, then sealed so it can’t be quietly changed.

Sector-specific formsCare, healthcare, education and social work — each with the right safeguarding questions.
On-brand requestsYour logo, colour and signature on every email and the page referees complete.
Inspection-ready recordsVerified, hashed, audit-trailed and downloadable as a PDF.
Pricing

Simple, per-seat plans

Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Pay per seat, with room to grow — from a single team to a national agency.

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For developers

Connect Reffolio to your stack

Request references from your own ATS, HR or recruitment system, get notified by webhook, and pull back verified records — while Reffolio handles the referee emails, consent and sector forms.

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