What We Do

Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) for people employed in posts with proximity to public figures, access to information or material assessed to be of value to terrorists or unescorted access to establishments assessed to be at risk from terrorist attack. A CTC does not allow a person access to or knowledge of protectively marked assets.

Security Check (SC) for people employed in posts which have substantial access to SECRET assets or occasional controlled access to TOP-SECRET assets.

Developed Vetting (DV) is needed for people with substantial unsupervised access to TOP-SECRET assets.

A small number of clearances are granted where the risks are managed through follow up work and monitoring. We call this activity "Aftercare". We also process Aftercare for all MOD clearances that are granted normally.

Employment Checks
In addition to NSV we are responsible for co-ordination of all MOD Employment Assurance Disclosure requests which are needed for people who are being considered for employment with children or vulnerable adults.

We also process MOD employment checks in support of the wider Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) requirements as laid down in the Cabinet Office Personnel Security Standard.