Guidance

HMG personnel security controls

Guidance on the government’s personnel security and national security vetting policies and how the processes work.

• From: Cabinet Office and National security and intelligence
• Published: 1 April 2013
• Last updated: 1 January 2022 — See all updates

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HMG Personnel Security Controls (PDF)

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This document 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 the government’s personnel security and vetting policy and set of frequently asked questions and answers can be found at the back of this document.

Published 1 April 2013
Last updated 1 January 2022 + show all updates

1. 1 January 2022

   Added information about Accreditation Check, which is a new level of national security vetting.

2. 11 June 2018

   PDF updated due to new GDPR regulations of May 2018.

3. 1 December 2017

   Updated HMG Personnel Security Controls - April 2014

4. 2 April 2014

   New version of document - previous edition from October 2013.

5. 11 November 2013

   Updated guidance with October 2013 version

6. 1 April 2013

   First published.