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HMG personnel security controls

From:
Cabinet Office and National security and intelligence
Part of:
Government security and Emergency planning
Published:
1 April 2013
Last updated:
2 April 2014, see all updates

This booklet describes the government’s personnel security and national security vetting policies and how the processes work.

Documents

HMG Personnel Security Controls - April 2014

PDF, 482KB, 27 pages

Details

This booklet describes the government’s personnel security and national security vetting policies and how the processes work including:

  • why and in what circumstances personnel security and national security vetting controls may be applied
  • the information you may be asked to provide about yourself, your partner, your family and other third parties, and the checks that may be made against it
  • decision making criteria and avenues of appeal

A statement of HMG’s personnel security and vetting policy and set of frequently asked questions and answers can be found at the back of this booklet.

Document information

Published: 1 April 2013

Updated: 2 April 2014

+ full page history

  1. New version of document - previous edition from October 2013.
  2. Updated guidance with October 2013 version
  3. First published.

From: Cabinet Office National security and intelligence

Part of: Government security Emergency planning