Security check from DWP job coach - if you are a civil servant already

The security checks took about a week or two for me. I am also switching to DWP from another civil service department. I filled in the staff transfer form online. The best time to fill it in is when they offer you a start date and then you can send it to your line manager so they can fill in the parts they need to. After that they will send it to HR. I am waiting for HR to clear it for me and finalise it with DWP. After this happens, I will get a formal offer sent on the DWP portal.

The security checks took about a week or two for me. I am also switching to DWP from another civil service department. I filled in the staff transfer form online. The best time to fill it in is when they offer you a start date and then you can send it to your line manager so they can fill in the parts they need to. After that they will send it to HR. I am waiting for HR to clear it for me and finalise it with DWP. After this happens, I will get a formal offer sent on the DWP portal.

do you mean BPSS / SC / DV type security checks?

BPSS you probably already have because you are already a civil servant, only takes a few days if they want to repeat it. If you need SC for your new role and don't have it that can take a while, at least 6 weeks. If you are moving to a DV role (unlikely) then its months

What is the Health referral checks ?

Thanks .
I mean these :
Criminal Convictions Check
• Employment References
• Counter signatory Reference
• Health Referral
• Any higher level checks if applicable (Disclosure Barring Service and/or National Security Clearance)
I am not sure what Health Referral is about .

So BPSS then?

Passed security as you said , got a start day and now waiting for my manager to fill the transfer form .!

Does that mean you've completed your section of the transfer form before passing it to your manager...?

I received an email when they started doing the pre employment checks. They use another company called Ucheck to do this. I didn't gey asked for health referral checks as I have security checks in my current role but after they complete their security checks which is for DBS and you pass them they will send you a provisional offer on the DWP portal which will be followed by a phone call afterwards. This is when they will give a start date.