Basic Security Clearence

**SSC M** · 4 August 2006, 20:29

forgot to mention on this, my criminal record is clean ("honest") but have had adverse credit history, does anyone know if this will mean being rejected on SC clearence if I declare it in the process.

**malvolio** · 4 August 2006, 21:53

Tell the truth. They don't care what you've done, they will care very much if you try to hide something.

And they will find out - I know someone who got refused SC for a long time until he discovered his ex-wife had held on to a credit card and run up a debt in his name. Once that debt was cleared, his SC was granted. However, nobody told him why SC was being withheld. Nor how they found out the debt had been cleared.

The basic principle is to ensure you are not open to blackmail: if you have no secrets, you're safe.

Quick reminder:

BC = You are who you say you are
CTC = You really are who you say you are
SC = You've got CTC and aren't going to tell anyone
DV = You can check someone for SC

Simple really...

**Miss Ellie** · 4 August 2006, 22:02

SC level is not the lowest level of security clearance.

You should remember that what may be important to other organisations i.e. banks is not important to them and vice versa, so you should give them all the information they ask for. They are simply checking if you can be bribed, and giving not giving them the information they asked for is an indicator that you can't be trusted.

As far as I can remember you can be cleared with some form of restrictions such as your clearance needs to be reviewed again within a few months. (I can't remember exactly because when I got cleared it went straight through.)

The process consists of completing a long form and the Defence Vetting Agency taking their time (up to 3 months) to check you are who you say you are, your credit history shows you can't be bribed, you have no affiliation to some political/terrorist organisation that is anti-UK (and allies) , your family members have no affilation to some political/terrorist organisation that is anti-UK (and allies) and you have not and are unlikely to commit a heinous crime.

Generally if you have lived all your life in the UK and so has your partner and family members, and are completely traceable then you should get cleared quickly. If you have any Irish family members, have lived abroad or not been on the electrol roll or have anything that they need to spend time checking then it will take the max number of weeks.

**Toad** · 4 August 2006, 22:11

How about personal and professional references ? Are they asked for, and are they interviewed ?

**Dalek Supreme** · 4 August 2006, 23:36

If you give Abu Hamza as a referee, almost certainly.

**malvolio** · 5 August 2006, 09:46

Originally posted by Toad

How about personal and professional references ? Are they asked for, and are they interviewed ?

Only for DV. Go visit www.dva.mod.uk where it is all explained (or at least, as much is explained as can be!)

**SSC M** · 5 August 2006, 10:48

thanks guys tried that link and the web page does not exist anymore.

think I get message is just tell truth, only apprehensive is starting something and getting denied SC once I have started.

**malvolio** · 5 August 2006, 10:59

Morons - the new DII infrastructure is obviously starting to take effect. Their new home is at the rather easier to remember web address below...

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Ab...tingAgency.htm

BTW, that took three clicks from the original 404 page. Can't anybody think for themselves any more?

**SSC M** · 5 August 2006, 11:50

thanks

why think when a genuis like yourself is about

Basic Security Clearence