Verify by talking, not by file

Five questions built from what the records actually say. None of them is an accusation, and none of them needs the other person to know you looked.

01
“Is there anything from your twenties you would rather I heard from you?”
Open-ended, and it does not accuse. The record shows a matter that ended without a conviction — the question is whether they tell you themselves.
02
“Are you dealing with anything stressful at the moment?”
There is an open court matter. Nothing is decided, and it may be entirely mundane — but it is probably taking up room in their life.
03
“How long have you been in this area?”
A document puts them at this address since 2021. If the answer is “a few months”, that is worth noticing — not as a lie, but as a mismatch to ask about.
04
“What does your work actually involve day to day?”
The job line is self-reported and checked by nobody. A specific answer is worth more than any record here.
05
“And the one this report cannot help with: how do they treat people when something goes wrong?”
Most of what matters about a person was never filed anywhere. No public record holds it, and no product can sell it to you.