Application
Guidance

All MHCLG colleagues must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). This is a series of basic security checks to confirm identity and employment history.

In addition to the BPSS, all staff based at our Marsham Street office in London (and some based in our other offices) must be cleared to at least Counter Terrorism Check level.

Some roles at Marsham Street, and other MHCLG offices, also require either Security Check or Developed Vetting clearance. Each job advert will state the level of security required. The nature and level of the security checks will vary depending on the level of clearance.

All offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of BPSS and (if applicable) National Security Vetting. To read more about all the vetting levels please read the Security Vetting Guidance. If you have any questions about security clearance requirements please contact the HR Shared Service Centre at HRsharedservices@communities.gov.uk.

Before starting your application, it’s very important to check you’re eligible to apply and meet the Civil Service nationality requirements. The Civil Service Nationality Rules detail who is eligible to apply.

As part of your application, you’ll be asked to confirm you have read the information in the links below:
Civil Service Nationality Rules
Countries in the EU and EEA
UK Visas and Immigration

If you’re unsure if you meet the nationality requirements for this role please contact MHCLG’s HR Service Centre at HRSharedServices@communities.gov.uk.

All staff must ensure there is no conflict of interest between their interests outside work and their role at MHCLG. You’ll be asked to declare any perceived, actual or potential conflicts of interest in your application form. These can then be discussed with the hiring manager.

Before applying for a job, please read the Outside Interests guidance.

When a civil servant is dismissed for internal fraud or resigns to avoid dismissal for the same reason, their details are reported to the Cabinet Office. Those involved are banned from Civil Service employment for 5 years.

MHCLG contact the Cabinet Office as part of pre-employment checks.

For more information please read the Internal Fraud Register Privacy Notice

If you have any questions about recruitment at MHCLG, please contact recruitment@communities.gov.uk

You can appeal at any stage of the recruitment process if you believe there has been:
– a procedural irregularity
– an infringement of the Civil Service equal opportunities policy
– exceptional circumstances which were not notified to the interview panel which might have affected performance on the day

It is important to note that these are appeals about the process not the decision.

In the first instance, an appeal should be sent to the MHCLG Resourcing Hub at recruitment@communities.gov.uk. If the MHCLG Resourcing Hub can’t satisfactorily resolve your complaint, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at info@csc.gov.uk, or in writing at 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ.