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Civil Servants and Special Advisers: Vetting

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 8 May 2025UIN 49761

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers are asked to provide details of (i) spent and (ii) unspent criminal convictions when applying for (A) CTC and (B) SC security clearance.

Answered by Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

All vetting applicants for Counter-Terrorist Check and Security Check clearances are asked to declare spent and unspent convictions.

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