Dr. David Kelly - Was his Security Clearance revoked?

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Dear Ministry of Defence,

This is a Freedom of Information request relating to the Developed Vetting Certificate for Dr. David Kelly and related matters. In other words Dr. Kelly's security clearance.

The Hutton Inquiry put Dr. Kelly's Developed Vetting Certificate into the public domain here:
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.u...

The evidence at the Hutton Inquiry was that Dr. Kelly's Developed Vetting Certificate was in force at the time of his death.

The Government indicated that it would cooperate fully with the Hutton Inquiry which was, of course, ostensibly a public inquiry. That cooperation ostensibly included disclosure of all relevant documents. A consequence of that undertaking is that any changes to Dr. Kelly's Developed Vetting Certificate should also have been disclosed.

However, rumours persist that Dr. Kelly's security clearance was revoked prior to his death on 17th July 2003.

The following questions are designed to establish whether or not such persistent rumours may be true or may partly be true.

1. Was the Developed Vetting Certificate for Dr. Kelly dated 24th February 2000 fully in force without any change whatsoever as of 17th July 2003?

2. At any time between 1st September 2002 and 17th July 2003 was any process initiated by the Ministry of Defence or communicated to the Ministry of Defence with a view to in any way modifying or revoking Dr. Kelly's Developed Vetting Certificate or any other aspect of his security clearance?

3. What change(s), if any, were made to Dr. Kelly's Developed Vetting Certificate or its standing and on what dates?

4. On any date between 1st September 2002 and 17th July 2003 was Dr. Kelly's Developed Vetting Certificate revoked?

5. Between 1st September 2002 and 17th July 2003 was any change of any other type made to Dr. Kelly's security clearance?

6. On any date between 1st September 2002 and 17th July 2003 did the US Government make a request that Dr. Kelly's Developed Vetting Certificate be modified or revoked or that any other aspect of Dr. Kelly's security clearance be changed or revoked?

7. If any change whatsoever was made to Dr. Kelly's Developed Vetting Certificate or any other aspect of his security clearance, at whose request was any such change made and on whose authority was any such change confirmed?

8. If any change whatsover was made to Dr. Kelly's security clearance or the standing of the Developed Vetting Certificate of 24th February 2000 I ask for a copy of the replacement document and/or of the document revoking the Developed Vetting Certificate.

9. I also ask for copies of all documents relating to the source of the change or revocation and the basis for any such change.

10. If any change of whatever nature was made to Dr. Kelly's security clearance between 1st September 2002 and 17th July 2003 was that information disclosed to the Hutton Inquiry together with all relevant supporting documentation?

To assist answering of these questions you may wish to be aware that the Reference Number for Dr. Kelly's Developed Vetting Certificate was PS12946.

I apologise for any seeming repetition or overlap in these questions. I simply wish to lay the matter to rest, one way or another, by attempting to examine all relevant possible actions that could have taken place but, contrary to UK Government undertakings, have not been disclosed to the public through the Hutton Inquiry.

If there is no sound basis for any of the variety of rumours (hence the form of the foregoing questions) then hopefully we can all move on and treat the issue as settled.

Thank you

Yours faithfully,

(Dr) Andrew Watt

DJEP-Public Inquiries NI 2 (Beer, Kamie C2),

Apologies I may have emailed you on the incorrect email account.

 

Kamie Beer

DJEP Public Inquiries NI2

Ministry of Defence | Level 1 Zone M, Desk 46 | MOD Main Building |
Whitehall | London | SW1A 2HB

T: 0207 21 84060 | [email address]

 

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From: DJEP-Public Inquiries NI 2 (Beer, Kamie C2)
Sent: 14 June 2013 15:11
To: '[email address]'
Subject: Release-authorised: 20130614-FOIs

 

Dear Dr Andrew Watt,

 

You have recently submitted a number of FOIs to the Ministry of Defence,
which touch upon Dr David Kelly. These FOIs are referenced as follows:

 

o 101653-002 –  Security Clearance
o 103642-002 -  Disappearance and discovery of a body
o 140428-001 -  Travel February 2003
o 095050-004 – Communications with PM Blair

 

I apologies but I will not be able to respond within the 20 day limit, for
those requests that are due next week, but will do so as soon as possible
after.

 

Thank you.

 

Kamie Beer

DJEP Public Inquiries NI2

Ministry of Defence | Level 1 Zone M, Desk 46 | MOD Main Building |
Whitehall | London | SW1A 2HB

T: 0207 21 84060 | [email address]

 

DJEP-Public Inquiries NI 2 (Beer, Kamie C2),

1 Attachment

Please see the attached response to your FOI request.  Apologies for the
delay in replying to you.

 

Kamie Beer

DJEP Public Inquiries NI2

Ministry of Defence | Level 1 Zone M, Desk 46 | MOD Main Building |
Whitehall | London | SW1A 2HB

T: 0207 21 84060 | [email address]

 

DJEP-Public Inquiries NI 2 (Beer, Kamie C2),

1 Attachment

Further to my email of yesterday please find attached a signed version of
the reply as I do not have a postal address for you.

 

Kamie Beer

DJEP Public Inquiries NI2

Ministry of Defence | Level 1 Zone M, Desk 46 | MOD Main Building |
Whitehall | London | SW1A 2HB

T: 0207 21 84060 | [email address]

 

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From: DJEP-Public Inquiries NI 2 (Beer, Kamie C2)
Sent: 04 July 2013 14:08
To: '[FOI #162578 email]'
Subject: Release-authorised: 20130704-Reply to FOI Request 24-05-2013
101653-002

 

Please see the attached response to your FOI request.  Apologies for the
delay in replying to you.

 

Kamie Beer

DJEP Public Inquiries NI2

Ministry of Defence | Level 1 Zone M, Desk 46 | MOD Main Building |
Whitehall | London | SW1A 2HB

T: 0207 21 84060 | [email address]