DV security vetting - savings?

Langdales3144

I have just found out that my husband needs to have a DV security check for his job and I need to provide all of my financial information too which I am worried about. I have seen quite a few threads on here where the spouse has debts etc. and the husband/wife doesn’t know however I have the opposite problem!! I have a savings account that I would rather my husband didn’t know about - it makes me feel secure and independent to have it if anything happened in the future. I don’t have any personal debts, credit cards etc so am completely clean. I feel stressed that I am being forced to give this information but risk a huge argument/problem in my marriage when I am not even the applicant!! If I could send the info direct to the vetting people then it would be fine as I have nothing to hide from them but I have to give all info to my husband. Does anyone have any knowledge on DV vetting? Does anyone have any advice?

Tallaght

Usually they see if there is any money problems which could have the applicant open to bribery.

unforeseen

Unfortunately when you get to DV vetting then everybody needs to be open and above board.
Hiding things like this doesn't go down well

Brynsam

Langdales3144 wrote: »

I have a savings account that I would rather my husband didn’t know about - it makes me feel secure and independent to have it if anything happened in the future. If I could send the info direct to the vetting people then it would be fine as I have nothing to hide from them but I have to give all info to my husband. Does anyone have any knowledge on DV vetting? Does anyone have any advice?

Yes. Have you considered the possibility that keeping secrets and doing things behind your husband's back might actually precipitate 'something happening in the future'?

techwatcher

Agree with unforeseen's post above. The vetting people will ask your husband to provide details of his and your finances and they will go through this information at his DV interview. They will check your finances with the credit reference agencies. If your secret savings account shows up and hasn't been declared by your husband this could cause a problem as withholding information is a no-no in these situations.

I would take a deep breath, tell your husband about the savings account and allow him to include it on the DV forms.

ohreally

I suspect you may have deeper issues than a security check if your marriage is in the state you describe.

Owain_Moneysaver

The vetting process really should have caught up with both the Married Women's Property Act 1870 and the GDPR and should not require one partner to disclose their personal financial information to the other.

Undervalued

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

The vetting process really should have caught up with both the Married Women's Property Act 1870 and the GDPR and should not require one partner to disclose their personal financial information to the other.

Maybe. However the fact is that it is perfectly lawful for them to ask for this information. Apart from a handful of questions prohibited by law, a prospective employer can ask for whatever information they like and refuse employment to anybody who won't provide it.

Having once provided a reference for somebody applying to "work for the government" (i.e. the security services), if you think this is bad then you have no idea!

nick74

Savings accounts are not reported to credit reference agencies so this should not show up in any CRA searches.

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nick74 wrote: »

Savings accounts are not reported to credit reference agencies so this should not show up in any CRA searches.

Security services don't just use CRA data so the savings account will almost certainly be discovered. Honesty is the best policy - hiding information is likely to lead to a rejection for DV.

[Deleted User]

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

The vetting process really should have caught up with both the Married Women's Property Act 1870 and the GDPR and should not require one partner to disclose their personal financial information to the other.

The vetting process is to protect national security. If your partner doesn't want to disclose any information they are not obligated to, but then security clearance is not likely to be provided either.