Basic Clearance

[EternalOptimist]

coool. Do i get a PPK?

the point is, the id card will do all the things we dont want it to do, but when it might be really useful, like sc, it will be worthless

[d000hg]

the point is, the id card will do all the things we dont want it to do, but when it might be really useful, like sc, it will be worthless

While I don't object to the ID card on principle, I agree that cynicism is probably well-founded.

[TheFaQQer]

When I had SC I worked with some Aussies who couldn't get SC as they hadn't been here 3+ years - but they got BC fine (or at least in the time it took for the wonks to process it).

That's because SC (and DV) is a proper (point in time) security check.

BC says that you are who you say you are, but nothing more than that - even the DVA say that it's not a security check. And you'd still need higher these days to work anywhere that is a terrorist target.

[Fred Bloggs]

Mine took 5 days, and yes, it's client specific. So if you swap contracts then you need BC all over again. It's a PITA if (like me) you've had lots of short term contracts in the last 5 years.