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<p>Information provided as part of the Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance process
is subject to a high degree of data privacy protections. The DV process is structured
to facilitate the safeguarding of national security while maintaining tight control
and limited distribution of applicants’ personal data. The DV process conforms to
the UK’s data protection legislation.</p><p> </p><p>On the basis of this legislation,
personal data can be shared with external agencies such as the police only in specific
circumstances. These are:</p><ul><li>where the data subject may have committed a previously
undetected criminal offence, or where an offence may be about to be committed;</li><li>where
people may be at risk of harm; and</li><li>where action is required to safeguard national
security.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In the event that, for example, the
Crown Prosecution Service is pursuing a criminal trial against an individual, one
or more of these conditions may be met. In such circumstances judicial authorities
will submit a formal application to the data controller for disclosure. Such applications
are scrutinised on a case by case basis and strict conditions are placed on the degree
to which personal data is shared and with whom.</p>
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