Consideration Factors in Conducting Security Clearances for Applicants for Civil and Public Service Positions

Debated in Parliament on 11 May 2021.

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Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs about the factors considered in conducting security clearances for civil and public service applicants.
The Minister explained that factors include the nature of the work, confidentiality of information, and varying levels of access, with checks tailored to each position.
Operational reasons prevent disclosure of specifics, but an example given was that a Permanent Secretary would undergo different checks than an entry-level officer.
The Minister noted Perera had asked a similar question in 2016 and suggested referring to the Hansard for the prior reply.

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Leon Perera

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs what are the factors currently taken into consideration in the conduct of security clearances for applicants for Civil Service and Public Service positions.

K Shanmugam

Several factors are taken into consideration in the conduct of security clearances, including the nature of the work in the position and the confidentiality of the information that the position deals with. Security checks will vary for different positions, with different levels of access to confidential information or access to different types of persons. For operational reasons, I will not be able to go into the specifics. But I will give one general example: a Permanent Secretary will, in general, have different access to confidential information compared with an entry level junior officer. The requisite security checks will naturally be different.

I note that the Member had asked a similar question on the same topic in 2016 and I had provided my reply then. It will be helpful for the Member to check the questions he has asked previously. The Hansard has them.

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Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs about the factors considered in conducting security clearances for civil and public service applicants.
The Minister explained that factors include the nature of the work, confidentiality of information, and varying levels of access, with checks tailored to each position.
Operational reasons prevent disclosure of specifics, but an example given was that a Permanent Secretary would undergo different checks than an entry-level officer.
The Minister noted Perera had asked a similar question in 2016 and suggested referring to the Hansard for the prior reply.

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Consideration Factors in Conducting Security Clearances for Applicants for Civil and Public Service Positions

Debated in Parliament on 11 May 2021.

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Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs about the factors considered in conducting security clearances for civil and public service applicants.
The Minister explained that factors include the nature of the work, confidentiality of information, and varying levels of access, with checks tailored to each position.
Operational reasons prevent disclosure of specifics, but an example given was that a Permanent Secretary would undergo different checks than an entry-level officer.
The Minister noted Perera had asked a similar question in 2016 and suggested referring to the Hansard for the prior reply.

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Leon Perera

K Shanmugam

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Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs about the factors considered in conducting security clearances for civil and public service applicants.
The Minister explained that factors include the nature of the work, confidentiality of information, and varying levels of access, with checks tailored to each position.
Operational reasons prevent disclosure of specifics, but an example given was that a Permanent Secretary would undergo different checks than an entry-level officer.
The Minister noted Perera had asked a similar question in 2016 and suggested referring to the Hansard for the prior reply.

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Consideration Factors in Conducting Security Clearances for Applicants for Civil and Public Service Positions

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Consideration Factors in Conducting Security Clearances for Applicants for Civil and Public Service Positions

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