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    SC Cleared - to apply for contract

    An add for one of the contracts I was considering, states that the applicant needs to be SC cleared.

    How do I get SC cleared? My understanding is that SC Clearance is given per contract basis, and it can only be applied for by a client.
    Is this not the case? Is it easier for a client to apply for clearance for somebody that already holds a current clearance?

    #2
    This might help:
    https://www.contractoruk.com/forums/...ml#post2594700
    …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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      #3
      The public sector taking longer than necessary and spending too much money in doing so?
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        #4
        Have a read through this

        Get Security Cleared - Security Cleared Jobs

        and this

        Security Clearance questions answered
        I was an IPSE Consultative Council Member, until the BoD abolished it. I am not an IPSE Member, since they have no longer have any relevance to me, as an IT Contractor. Read my lips...I recommend QDOS for ALL your Insurance requirements (Contact me for a referral code).

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          #5
          Originally posted by Scruff View Post
          It's worth noting that that entire site is in breach of both the OSA and the Cabinet Office guidelines and best practice rules surrounding clearance. It started as an agency looking to cut down its workload by only taking on cleared people, ignoring the fact that to declare you have clearance to a given level is a breach of the OSA all by itself.

          Just one gentle reminder to everyone involved: YOU DON'T NEED TO BE CLEARED TO APPLY FOR A ROLE!!!
          Blog? What blog...?

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            #6
            Originally posted by malvolio View Post
            It's worth noting that that entire site is in breach of both the OSA and the Cabinet Office guidelines and best practice rules surrounding clearance. It started as an agency looking to cut down its workload by only taking on cleared people, ignoring the fact that to declare you have clearance to a given level is a breach of the OSA all by itself.

            Just one gentle reminder to everyone involved: YOU DON'T NEED TO BE CLEARED TO APPLY FOR A ROLE!!!
            Erm - This post is not about pedantry, it is to provide information to the OP.
            I was an IPSE Consultative Council Member, until the BoD abolished it. I am not an IPSE Member, since they have no longer have any relevance to me, as an IT Contractor. Read my lips...I recommend QDOS for ALL your Insurance requirements (Contact me for a referral code).

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              #7
              Originally posted by malvolio View Post
              Just one gentle reminder to everyone involved: YOU DON'T NEED TO BE CLEARED TO APPLY FOR A ROLE!!!
              Which is why, I applied saying that getting clearance would not be a problem.
              I doubt they would put me forward for it, even though the job matches my skills perfectly!!!

              Thanks for all your replies; I am a little bit more clued up now.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Scruff View Post
                Erm - This post is not about pedantry, it is to provide information to the OP.
                Which is what I'm trying to do... It's not my problem that agencies do not understand the rules, but the more contractors that tell them about them, the more chance we have of getting them to learn.
                Blog? What blog...?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by zonkkk View Post
                  Which is why, I applied saying that getting clearance would not be a problem.
                  I doubt they would put me forward for it, even though the job matches my skills perfectly!!!

                  Thanks for all your replies; I am a little bit more clued up now.
                  Hi Zonk

                  A reputable way of getting SC cleared and not doing it the cowboy route (e.g. take a permie role and bolting as soon you can) is to take fixed term contracts that are offered by government on their main site at Civil Service Jobs.

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