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**badger7579** · 6 February 2009, 09:05

Words of wisdom? Mmmmmm

“Happiness depends upon your outlook on life.”
Catherine Pulsifer

**Netraider** · 6 February 2009, 09:10

In the dim and distant pass I was DV cleared. I had spent convictions from my time as a young tearaway.

I hadn't coughed to a couple of things on my application form, but brought them up at the interview. Didn't stop me geeting a clearance.

If you don't apply you will never know.

**pmeswani** · 6 February 2009, 09:58

Originally posted by dalglish View Post

Not another person asking the contract community to perform the role of the DVA, I hear you ask...as much as I'd like to work in the Nuclear Industry, I have a spent conviction, sadly not for petty shopliflting, but for a (mildly serious) sex offence (no prison, just probation, 7 years ago)...although the MoD might be pursuaded that I pose no threat of reoffending, I sense it's the threat of bribery that will trouble them the most...can anyone give me some words of wisdom please

If you don't declare it now, and you get the clearance, and then decide to declare it the next time you apply, you probably won't get the clearance. Also, if you don't declare it and they find out, you would probably lose your clearance or not get clearance. Reason why? They will see you as untrustworthy. It is better to be honest and upfront and get clearance than to lie and risk losing your chances of getting it. As a diabetic, I have a caveat on my clearance that stops me from working alone. If I didn't declare it and they decided to do a medical check and found out that I was diabetic, I would probably lose my chances of getting SC jobs again in the future.

**TykeMerc** · 6 February 2009, 10:46

The basic rule is that if you don't declare something legal or financial and they find out then your Clearance is pretty much automatically rejected as you've proven yourself to be untrustworthy.

Items that are available on the Police, Security Services, Court and Credit Ref Agency records will be found out so you're a fool if you don't declare them up front.

**NickNick** · 6 February 2009, 10:46

Someone in this office has a range of previous offences and got SC. It's all about declaring it.

**Ruprect** · 6 February 2009, 11:10

Surely this is a troll no?

**pmeswani** · 6 February 2009, 12:23

Originally posted by Ruprect View Post

Surely this is a troll no?

I guess so. If anyone is stoopid enuf not to put all the details down on the DVA forms when asked, don't deserve to get any form of clearance.

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