FiL wants all our data

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My father in law works in a government role.
Today he put a message in the family WhatsApp group asking if we could send him our addresses, d.o.bs, mothers maiden names, our place of birth, our address history, previous maiden names etc.
Apparently he needs this info from his 4 adult children, their spouses (me included) , his own siblings and his siblings spouses, grandchildren, his in laws etc. Basically he is covering every member of the family and spouses etc over the age of 18.
He has put something light hearted about it being needed for an enhanced security check that he's been told he needs for his job.
He is not changing jobs or position in the company. He has been in this job for since my husband was a wee kid!!
A couple of people have responded straight away with their data.
DH says IABU not to share mine with his dad
What do I do?

This is perfectly normal for DV (developed vetting).

I had to provide all these details for my DV. It's pretty standard.

Plus my MIL / FIL, their partners, my parents partners, BIL / SIL, my brothers partner, my husbands bank statements... the list is exhaustive and very intrusive.

original birth name and birth location. Plus any name changes.

so not just mothers maiden name, that is just the most common name change .

as for friends, the information I have had to provide for them is very limited. Family requires more detail. I have had to ask friends to sign documents attesting to my identity. They could also be interviewed as a follow up.

I know I had to include name, address, DOB and maiden name for all my close family (so parents, grandparents, siblings, siblings spouses, my partner, his siblings and his parents / step parents).

Mine was enhanced DV so quite detailed and took 9 months even though it was a fairly simple one.

My late father was very high up in the MOD I’ve never been asked these questions !!! I guess they just get the info if not provided !

Surely your father would know your full name , date of birth and your mother's maiden name, without having to ask you? 🙄

Presumably your father already knew your name, address and DOB and didn't need to ask 😊

@FrangipaniBlue they can and they will. Police ViSor vetting is the same, and it even states on the forms that consent is not a prerequisite.

what happens if a family member refuses, what are the consequences?
can he just put refused to answer?

They will be checked regardless.

I had to provide my parents and siblings details and that of their partners for my enhanced police vetting including dates and places of birth. My mum's DP wasn't pleased about it.

They’ll get the information anyway.

The person going through the clearance process would have to report the family member as being unwilling to provide the information. I would imagine someone refusing to provide the basic information requested could end up with them getting more closely scrutinized tbh.

Can anyone explain why you wouldn’t and what the problem is

Exactly. Numerous people on this thread will have been vetted in various contexts without even knowing it.

My husband needed advanced security clearance, and they never contacted anyone that he gave details for. Was fun trying to get as much info as possible for his dad that he hasn’t seen since he was a toddler and none in the family seems to know much about, even his aunts and uncles!

No they can’t.

I have asked at least three times and nothing.

Not sure about spouses of siblings etc but all normal for SC. They ask the person applying to list it then check against databases.

It's standard data for higher vetting.

He will be required to supply the data.

It might seem intrusive (it is!) but is necessary for higher security clearances and it helps to keep us all safer.

No one owes you an explanation or even a reason why they don’t want to voluntarily surrender personal information.

Well, the OP kind of does given she is asking if she's being unreasonable.

If you vote and are on the electoral roll then your name and address are already in a database accessible by many people.

It’s fairly pointless considering they’ll just get it anyway.

it’s hardly like you withholding your mother’s maiden name is all that stands in the way of the government commandeering your identity in the unlikely event they’d ever be so inclined.

You can find out most people's mothers' maiden names very easily using the birth index and sites such as Ancestry. I managed to do my friend's family tree with no prior knowledge other than her date of birth and her parents' first names, even though her mum has been married twice.

Probably to embarrassed to say there just been awkward for the sake of it

I have no advice however, I am really enjoying the comments especially the conspiracy based ones 😂