Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 49761
Civil Servants and Special Advisers: Vetting
Tabled: 1 May 2025
Answered: 8 May 2025
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
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.
Answer
Ms Abena Oppong-AsareAll vetting applicants for Counter-Terrorist Check and Security Check clearances are asked to declare spent and unspent convictions.