What is BPSS? The Essentials of the Baseline Personnel Security Standard
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Sterling’s security standards screening solution includes comprehensive BPSS screening services. We’ve also put together a helpful guide highlighting the essentials of BPSS requirements and the practical considerations for employers. The guide can help your organisation understand the BPSS pre-employment screening process, what to know before choosing a screening package, and other common check types for risk management you should consider when adding new people to your team.
Since 2013, a surge in demand for BPSS came as a result of the phased introduction of requirements for the PSN, as seen below:
2013 – all users of PSN services or data needed to be BPSS checked
2014 – all users of PSN email had to be BPSS checked
2015 – all users of PSN services, emails, or data must be BPSS checked
It’s worth noting that a BPSS clearance would not be deemed adequate for an individual operating in a position where they are able to gain a complete and overall picture of a SECRET plan, policy or project. For this, formal security clearance is a must.
With this in mind, BPSS is the most basic of the four levels of personnel security controls, and as the ‘Baseline’ name in the BPSS meaning suggests, represents a prerequisite for higher levels of national security checks including the Counter-Terrorist Check (CTC), Security Check (SC), and Developed Vetting (DV).
Read more in this blog: https://www.sterlingcheck.co.uk/blog/2021/07/what-is-bpss-essentials-baseline-personnel-security-standard/