Hi Clearance is person/role based, not personal, so the hiring company should arrange clearance - once you leave a position your clearance should be revoked by the company (although they often wait a month or three, this is not compulsory).
It is possible to get a personal clearance, but not as easy as you will not have the backing of a corporate entity to cover some of the questions. The "standard" clearance is a form-filling exercise and checks nationality, family history, work history, convictions and the like. There are more stringent levels but these are not recommended unless you REALLY need them (unlikely in all but a few circumstances). I know that this does not give too much info, but hope that it helps. (Oh, from memory it's the Home Office that regulates these...) Robert -- Robert Turner GCIA Security Solutions Designer & Analyst Ignite Solutions - Secure Business Services T: +44 (0)113 244 5951 F: +44 (0)113 244 5657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Iles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 13 December 2001 04:15 > To: Securityjobs@Securityfocus. Com > Subject: Security Clearance (UK) > > > Hello List, > > I'm not sure this is the forum to ask such questions, so please forgive > me if you consider this OT. > > I've been given details of a number of Comp-sec roles in the UK (I'm UK > centric, born and bread), but they all require government / DoD security > clearance - how does one go about obtaining such clearance? is it a form > filling exercise or similar? any info greatly appreciated! > > Thanks in advance, > > RI
