questionText: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers are asked to provide details of (i) spent and (ii) unspent criminal convictions when applying for (A) CTC and (B) SC security clearance.
answerText: All vetting applicants for Counter-Terrorist Check and Security Check clearances are asked to declare spent and unspent convictions. 
heading: Civil Servants and Special Advisers: Vetting