Clearance Levels

[Ian G Batten]

On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, Ian G Batten wrote:

> > > http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ripa/ioccop.htm

  6.7 Intercepted material, and all copies, extracts and summaries of
  it, must be handled and stored securely, so as to minimise the risk of
  loss or theft. It must be held so as to be inaccessible to persons
  without the required level of security clearance.
 
  [...]

  6.9 Each intercepting agency maintains a distribution list of persons
  who may have access to intercepted material or need to see any
  reporting in relation to it. All such persons must be appropriately
  vetted.

Would Simon care to comment on the definition of ``appropriately
vetted'' and ``requred level of security clearance''?  If the answer is
``DV'' and ``Top Secret Codeword Caveat'' (*), that's one thing.  If the
answer is ``SC'' and ``Confidential'' that's another.

ian

(*) Or whatever the things are called --- I think PV is enough for Top
Secret.