Security Clearance (SC) Q&A Read first before asking questions

[Dorkeaux]

Ok thanks. Haven’t seen any forms yet as not received yet.

wasn’t sure if it would stay on record, not sure what I got a caution or just a slap on the wrist

could something like that hinder governmental SC?

nothing else would come up

It seems unlikely you don't remember the outcome of being caught stealing a video game. Seems like something that would get discussed and stick in one's mind.
I'm no solicitor, but I wouldn't expect a single offence at 15 to affect SC clearance.
But you have to be completely honest about it.

I got SC clearance well before I was even a citizen of the UK. They really aren't that fussy.

[ppiper]

Thanks for the reply. I do remember it. But I don’t remember the outcome. I went to the station and my parents collected me, no fines or anything.

[malvolio]

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I got SC clearance well before I was even a citizen of the UK. They really aren't that fussy.

They really are...

[SussexSeagull]

As ever, answer the questions they ask. If there is a 'anything else to declare' question and they don't specify the caution (as I suspect it was) can be ignored you might want to consider adding it as I can't see something that happened 20 years ago when you were a kid causing too many problems, especially if you admit to it.

[ppiper]

Thanks. I was only wondering because I thought the form asked specifically for convictions. Appreciate the assistance everyone

[NotAllThere]

They really are...

I suspect he means that they're not really that fussy - so long as you declare everything. Like a minor youthful bit of arrant stupidity and cupidity.

[fatJock]

For SC do you need to declare stuff from youth? Like shop lifting a game at around 15? Can’t remember anything about it and it was 20 years ago

I was 16 and punched another 16 year old lad off a bike - he called the Police and I got a £40 fine but no prosecution of any severity. I still tell them in my SC renewals.

Best to be transparent - not having a clean rap sheet isn't the issue, honesty is. Declare everything.

[b0redom]

Similarly I got a TS10 traffic violation for going through a bus lane in 1999. I was pretty pissed off at the time because I did it to get out of the way of a police pursuit vehicle with flashing blue lights, but.....

Anyway, like fatJock I also put that down on every SC form.

[Hidingfromwork]

I'm a little perplexed here.... as part of new project was instructed to go through the clearance for a major UK Crime Agency. Enhanced SC. It's been rejected, and as usual they don't bloody say why and say there's no appeal, which is also helpful (typical gov. tosser mentality I suppose)

I've been told not to worry because others have been rejected and it seems to be a common trend, but it's insulting... I've had other stuff before, NPPV3, CTC, MOJ & MOD level SC, absolutely no problems whatsoever, all come through fine.

I haven't really got any dodgy connections.... my dad used to occasionally sell duty free fags for his mates a long time ago when I was a kid, and we don't talk anymore anyway. My other half's sibling had their kid took off them for neglect (for which we were temporary foster carers before they got a long term placement) but that's it. I don't really have any substantial debt (about £500 worth of interest free credit payments which I've been consistently paying off, and that was just so I could treat myself) and the only interaction I've had with the police was once as a kid for making a prank phone call to a local school pretending I was trapped in their locker room (where they asked me not to do it again, this was a long time ago), and once a few years ago when the neighbours made a rubbish allegation of harassment (because I walked past their side window, which is where our grass was) which the police laughed at and NFA'd because it was clear they were bonkers. The 2nd was disclosed btw, as far as I recall.

All I've been told is that clearance acceptance for this agency is supposedly 20% but I don't get the logic in it, just seems bonkers. I don't really drink, don't partake in drugs, keep a low profile on social media.

The only other thing I can think of is when they asked about social media, I just gave them my linked in. I don't really use facebook (and its set to private anyway) except for messaging and my twitter account is a pseudonym and not really associated with my public name. I also use reddit and some forum accounts but again, those are private and not something in the public view.

Any ideas what it could be?

[agentzero]

Your last two paragraphs could in part be the reason. Why would you think otherwise? Troll account alert. You were asked to provide details of social media and you didn't provide them with all accounts.