Security Clearance

[kemical]

Hello

I had security clearance from working with the MOD about 7 years ago.
How would I found out if I still was cleared?

Thank you.

[uky kozak]

In short I can say that you do "NOT" have it anymore. If you have not used it for 2 years you will (sorry the company who requires that you have it) will need to re-apply and pay the (expensive)fees.

Thats the reason why contractors who have it usually stay with SC cleared contracts, then its just a case of ClientCo 1 reuesting the transfer from ClientCo 2 without incurring fees.

[Turion]

7 yrs ago = you aint cleared now

[badger7579]

here's a crazy thought, ring and ask them!

[TykeMerc]

Hello

I had security clearance from working with the MOD about 7 years ago.
How would I found out if I still was cleared?

Thank you.

Clearance automatically lapses after 12 months if you're not in a role requiring clearance.

It's lapsed.

[bobspud]

Clearance automatically lapses after 12 months if you're not in a role requiring clearance.

It's lapsed.

Wow Thanks for your insight... By the way you are talking complete bollocks.
I had a clearance back in 2001 it lasts till 2011 I left my company in 2004. I spoke to the security team a few weeks back and they informed me that the clearance is valid and although I cannot move it to a new place I can go back on site with them (and I am) ...

It's bad enough that agency staff don't know what they are doing without contractors spouting crap as well ...

[PM-Junkie]

Wow Thanks for your insight... By the way you are talking complete bollocks.
I had a clearance back in 2001 it lasts till 2011 I left my company in 2004. I spoke to the security team a few weeks back and they informed me that the clearance is valid and although I cannot move it to a new place I can go back on site with them (and I am) ...

It's bad enough that agency staff don't know what they are doing without contractors spouting crap as well ...

Before you start throwing insults around, perhaps it is worth considering the fact that the OP didn't actually mention they were going back to their original place of work when they posed the question?

[Churchill]

Before you start throwing insults around, perhaps it is worth considering the fact that you didn't actually mention that you were going back to your original place of work when you posed the question?

I don't think BobSpud and the OP are the same blerk/bint/dog...

At the risk of causing another flame war,

for( ; ; ) WHS++;

[TykeMerc]

Wow Thanks for your insight... By the way you are talking complete bollocks.
I had a clearance back in 2001 it lasts till 2011 I left my company in 2004. I spoke to the security team a few weeks back and they informed me that the clearance is valid and although I cannot move it to a new place I can go back on site with them (and I am) ...

It's bad enough that agency staff don't know what they are doing without contractors spouting crap as well ...

Ok I'll talk some more bollocks then, I can't find the guidance on the DVA website as it appears to have changed recently, but here's some from the PCG

Lapsed Clearance

The matter of lapsed clearance also presented major frustrations for those freelancers who had held highlevel
clearance, but had been working on a non-secure site for a while and whose clearance had therefore
lapsed. Government departments treat lapsed clearance as no clearance at all: as a result freelancers who
had held clearance and who might therefore be seen to present little risk still faced the same problems as
totally uncleared candidates.
There was, however, some ambiguity around this area in the initial guidance. The revised guidance is
much clearer:

Where a contractor has held a clearance in the past but has not worked continuously on jobs where the
clearance is required, the clearance may be considered current if the following conditions are met:

-

The contractor’s existing clearance is not more than three years old (non-List X) or five years old
(List X)

-

The contractor has worked on a job where the clearance was required in the past 12 months

- The contractor has not resided overseas for more than six months since their last cleared post.3

Pretty sure that was lifted from the DVA guidelines.

I'm pretty amazed that your old ClientCo Security Office has advised you that your Clearance is current, they're either mistaken, you're subject to some very odd special rules or you're the one talking out of an alternative (and lower) orifice.

I'll happily check the rules with the DVA directly as I need to speak to them anyway.

[ace00]

here's a crazy thought, ring and ask them!

You know that's so crazy, it might just work......