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# Politically exposed persons screening object

> Lists the results returned from a PEP screening.

This page describes the results Middesk returns after running people through a Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) screening.
Results contain information about the people close to the officers or related to the Business who qualify as a politically exposed person.

## Politically exposed person screening object

| Property               | Type          | Description                                                          | Guaranteed |
| ---------------------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| `object`               | string        | The object type. Always `politically_exposed_person_screening`.      | Yes        |
| `id`                   | string (uuid) | Middesk generated unique identifier for the PEP Screening object     | Yes        |
| `created_at`           | timestamp     |                                                                      | Yes        |
| `updated_at`           | timestamp     |                                                                      | Yes        |
| `results`              | object\[]     | An array of politically exposed person results                       | May be \[] |
| `settings`             | object        | Configuration settings for the PEP screening.                        | No         |
| `settings.people`      | string        | The people configuration for screening.                              | No         |
| `settings.match_score` | string        | The match score threshold. Possible values: `LOW`, `MEDIUM`, `HIGH`. | No         |

## Politically exposed person results

| Property               | Type          | Description                                                                                                                                                                            | Guaranteed   |
| ---------------------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
| `object`               | string        | The object type. Always `politically_exposed_person_screening_result`.                                                                                                                 | Yes          |
| `id`                   | string (uuid) | Middesk-generated unique identifier for the PEP result object.                                                                                                                         | Yes          |
| `aliases`              | string\[]     | Other names for the politically exposed person.                                                                                                                                        | May be \[]   |
| `birth_name`           | string        | The name that the PEP was born with.                                                                                                                                                   | May be null  |
| `birth_place`          | string        | The place where the PEP was born.                                                                                                                                                      | May be null  |
| `citizenship_country`  | string        | The country that the PEP has citizenship in.                                                                                                                                           | May be null  |
| `dob`                  | date          | The date of birth of the PEP.                                                                                                                                                          | May be null. |
| `employers`            | string\[]     | The employment history of the PEP.                                                                                                                                                     | May be \[]   |
| `hit_type`             | string        | If the PEP is a direct, direct\_alias or association hit. Association hits are PEP that an officer of the Business is associated with. One of `direct_alias`, `association`, `direct`. |              |
| `memberships`          | object\[]     | Clubs, associations, and parties that the PEP is involved with.                                                                                                                        | May be \[]   |
| `name`                 | string        | Name of the PEP.                                                                                                                                                                       | May be null  |
| `professional_history` | string\[]     | Current and past employers of the PEP.                                                                                                                                                 | May be \[]   |
| `score`                | float         | Indicates the confidence in the match between the officer and the found PEP result.                                                                                                    | Yes          |
| `source_urls`          | string\[]     | Sources where more details can be found about the PEP.                                                                                                                                 | May be \[]   |
| `stakeholders`         | object\[]     | Associated stakeholders related to the PEP.                                                                                                                                            | May be \[]   |

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> Lists the results returned from a PEP screening.