Security Clearance

[Ruprect]

Straw poll for all those who have it - how long did it take to get cleared? Am about to be done.

 

[Doggy Styles]

Only 5 weeks for me, but that was back in 2002/2003.

 

[Pogle]

Is that SC or BC?

My SC took several months when I was a permie, I was told it was because my In laws are Irish - not sure if that's the real reason.
My BC was done last Feb and took about a week.

- Both were for the MOD

 

[pmeswani]

Straw poll for all those who have it - how long did it take to get cleared? Am about to be done.

6 months for my MOD SC clearance (quit the job a few months later). 3 months (or thereabouts) for the MET SC clearance. The MOD one took longer because they wanted to do a medical check.

 

[ratewhore]

Bout 8 weeks for SC.

 

[gingerjedi]

My SC took 6 weeks and that was just for a renewal, make sure you photo copy the forms so you don't have to dig out all the info for next time around.

 

[TheFaQQer]

5 1/2 months for SC in 2007.

Half of that delay was getting the forms out of the consultancy I was contracting to, and over to the vetting agency.

I worked with someone last year who got it done in weeks, though. And someone else there (permie at consultancy) applied in January 2008 and got it in September.

Depends on who is doing it, what workload they have, and how important the project is. Also, the workload is usually prioritised so that a low priority permie gets done well before any high priority contractors.

 

[Ruprect]

What is BC? Background checks? Wouldn't this be part of security clearance?

...so I'm going to get a load of forms through then ginger? I thought they'd just set the spooks loose on me...

 

[Pickle2]

I thought they'd just set the spooks loose on me...

How very Ron Atkinson of you.

 

[swamp]

Five months first time. Two months second time.