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The BPSS is the recognised standard for the pre-employment screening of individuals with access to government assets. Responsibility for completing the BPSS sits with the employing authority. It is not a formal security clearance, but its rigorous and consistent application underpins the national security vetting process at CTC, Level 1B, SC and DV.

It is Cabinet Office policy that an SC clearance must be formally reviewed after 10 years, or 7 years for non-FSC contractors. The risk owner has discretion to review a clearance at any time up to that point. They may issue shorter clearances to a particular category of employee, such as armed forces reservists or sub-contractors, as mitigation for lower day-to-day personnel security oversight, or carry out an early review where a specific risk has been identified.