Search authorisation and consent form template
Our Search Authorisation and Consent Form Template ensures legal compliance, obtaining consent for searches while protecting individual rights.
- 2 pages / 346 words.
- Last updated 10/02/2025.
- Designed for United Kingdom use.
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Search authorisation and consent form
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The organisation has a policy on the stop and search of employees in place to protect both the organisation and its staff from illegal activities, such as theft of the organisation's property or property belonging to another and the possession or supply of illegal substances.
Under this policy, the organisation reserves the right to stop and search its employees.
If an employee refuses to be searched, no search will take place and a member of management/the HR Manager will consider whether or not the reason for
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An employee search authorsation and consent form is a document that is used by employers to obtain consent from employees to search their personal belongings or workspaces for company property, confidential information, or other prohibited items.
The form usually outlines the terms and conditions of the search, including the items or areas that may be searched, the circumstances that may warrant a search, and the consequences for refusing to consent to a search. The form will also typically explain the employee's rights with respect to the search, including their right to be present during the search, and their right to refuse a search.
This model form explains the authorisation for a search and is used to record and employee's consent to it. It should be used in conjunction with a right to search policy.
It is usually delivered to the Employee by the Employer / HR.
It should be actioned before any search is carried out.
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Right to Search policy
This model policy outlines an employer's right to conduct workplace searches.
