We’re excited to share news of our new partnership with Stephen Rookes from Strategic Risk & Compliance Consultancy Limited (SRC), a specialist in compliance, risk, and legal matters within the recruitment and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) sector.
By combining Stephen’s deep sector knowledge with our onboarding and compliance technology, we’re helping recruitment firms and RPOs simplify their processes, meet regulatory requirements and stay competitive in a fast-moving market.
Who is Stephen Rookes?
With over 20 years of experience across legal, risk and compliance roles in global recruitment firms, Stephen, as Director and Consultant of SRC, is a trusted name in the industry. As a former Chair of APSCo (the Association of Professional Staffing Companies) and currently an APSCo Trusted Business Advisor, his guidance has helped shape recruitment standards across the UK and beyond. Stephen previously worked for over 20 years with several multi-national engineering companies, so he has a good understanding for client needs.
What Stephen brings to the table
SRC supports recruitment firms and RPOs to treat compliance as an opportunity, not a box-ticking exercise. As part of this collaboration, Stephen will offer practical, customised advice to assist teams in developing more robust onboarding processes, minimising risk, and integrating compliance into their growth strategies.
From supporting the negotiation of clients to understanding compliance obligations and minimising risk exposure, as well as reviewing internal policies and advising on operational improvements, Stephen’s insight will help recruitment businesses do more with less—and feel confident that they’re working in the right way. Stephen commented:
“SRC was established 2 years ago to champion best practice in Risk & Compliance for the professional recruitment sector. In that time, Global and SME businesses have worked with SRC to ensure they have a robust focus on compliance, giving them a competitive advantage by protecting them against legal liability, enhancing their reputation with clients and ensuring candidates are treated fairly and their rights are protected.”
How our technology fits in
SRC’s advisory services, combined with the Amiqus platform, provide recruitment firms with all they require to manage candidate verification and onboarding effortlessly while remaining compliant with the latest regulations.
Our technology automates identity and background checks, along with other core vetting processes, helping firms cut down on admin, avoid mistakes and improve how quickly they bring candidates on board.
Together, we’re offering a complete solution: trusted advice plus tools that are easy to use.
How will this partnership benefit you?
Compliance isn’t just a regulatory requirement—it’s a way to improve your workflows and stand out in a competitive sector. With this partnership, your team can:
- Enjoy a faster onboarding process for swift candidate integration
- Gain confidence in hiring decisions with expert advice and leading technology
- Experience streamlined compliance management, minimising stress with tailored guidance
- Offer candidates a seamless journey that boosts your organisation’s reputation and retention rates
- Benefit from automated and compliant candidate checks, allowing your team to focus on crucial tasks
What’s next–collaborations, success stories, webinars, and more
This partnership also builds on our existing work with AMS, where we’ve supported UK government agencies to improve their compliance and onboarding processes. We’ll also be sharing more soon about our collaboration with Challenge-trg.
Keep an eye out for upcoming webinars, case studies and real stories from recruitment teams who are already seeing the impact of this partnership.
This is just the start. Over the next few months, we’ll be sharing more content to show how Amiqus and Stephen Rookes are working together to make recruitment more efficient, compliant and future-ready.
If you’d like to learn more about how this partnership could support your business, we’d love to chat. Book a call with our team or send us an email at [email protected].
