UKSV: Consent to release personal medical information
UK Security Vetting requires your consent to obtain your personal medical information.
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Please read the following BEFORE signing the form attached to this page.
In order to assess your suitability for clearance, the United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) Vetting Medical Advisors (VMA) need to contact your doctor(s) and/or anyone else who has provided medical assessment, investigation or treatment for a medical report/record and/or any additional information regarding your medical history. This is due to information that was shared which we require more detail about to support the vetting process. Please note that the recipient will be asked to only provide information which is relevant to our request.
This medical report/record and/or any additional information, together with any medical questionnaires that you have already completed or are asked to complete during the course of your vetting case will be considered by UKSV’s Vetting Staff who are directly involved in advising on your suitability to hold a clearance. Your medical information may also need to be considered by the Senior Decision Maker(s) in the organisation that has asked UKSV to carry out your vetting. These individuals will be bound by the same obligations as UKSV staff to maintain the confidentiality of the vetting process.
Under the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988 (or the Access to Personal Files and Medical Reports (Northern Ireland) Order 1991) we need your consent to apply for a medical report. Your medical professionals also require your consent to provide us with a medical report. Your medical professionals must give you 21 days from the date of our letter to let you see the report before it is forwarded to us.
UKSV Vetting Staff will send you and your doctor(s) a GP Questionnaire. You may expedite this process to make it quicker by taking the questionnaire directly to your doctor(s) to fill it out during an appointment. We advise that you let your doctor know that this request is incoming in advance.
We understand that you may be experiencing a difficult personal situation relating to the medical information you have disclosed. Please visit our Wellbeing support for national security vetting applicants page for additional support.
Updates to this page
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This guidance has been updated as part of UK Security Vetting’s ongoing review of all our gov.uk content, in consultation with subject matter experts and relevant stakeholders, to ensure that it accurately represents current vetting policy, processes and terminology.
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