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<p>The Civil Service do not gather information on individual medical conditions.</p><p>United
Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV), the UK’s centralised vetting provider, does not collate
or report on specific medical conditions. This is due to vetting confidentiality.
While medical conditions may be collected as part of vetting processes, these are
recorded in narrative form. Reviewing the narrative data would require individual
examination of many thousands of records. Similarly, it is not possible to collate
data for withdrawals or suspensions citing medical factors, due to how this is recorded.
Regardless, individuals are not denied clearance, or have clearances revoked, solely
on the basis of possessing a particular medical condition. Rather, Vetting Officers,
Medical Advisers and other staff build a holistic understanding of each candidate
to assess any vulnerabilities or risk factors and make a judgement accordingly.</p>
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