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1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose and scope 1.2 Roles and responsibilities 1.3 Guidance 2. Personnel screening process 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Screening requirements 2.3 Checks to be conducted 2.4 Obtaining consent 2.5 Processing reliability checks 2.6 Processing security assessments 2.7 Evaluating results of reliability checks 2.8 Evaluating security assessment information 2.9 Granting or denying reliability status 2.10 Granting or denying a security clearance 2.11 Making an appointment or deployment 2.12 Security briefing 3. Special circumstances 3.1 Exemptions for current employees 3.2 Changes in position requirements 3.3 Special screening situations 3.4 Screening for access to sensitive sites or facilities 4. Updates, reactivation and transferability 4.1 Updates 4.2 Reactivation and transferability 5. Revocation 6. Review and redress 6.1 General 6.2 Reliability status 6.3 Security clearance 7. Security screening records 7.1 Transferability 7.2 Storage and disposal 7.3 Grant of pardon 8. Termination of employment Appendix A - Guidance Appendix B - Guidance on Use of Information for Reliability Checks Appendix C Appendix D - References

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