diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClearanceLevelManager.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClearanceLevelManager.java
index 6c215658af..c9610dc199 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClearanceLevelManager.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClearanceLevelManager.java
@@ -74,4 +74,12 @@ public class ClearanceLevelManager
         }
         throw new LevelIdNotFound(classificationLevelId);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the highest security clearance level.
+     */
+    public ClearanceLevel getMostSecureLevel()
+    {
+        return clearanceLevels.get(0);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/SecurityClearanceService.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/SecurityClearanceService.java
index 77bd20f9f3..7599687434 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/SecurityClearanceService.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/SecurityClearanceService.java
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ import org.alfresco.query.PagingResults;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.NoSuchPersonException;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
  * This service offers access to users' security clearance levels.
  *
  * @author Neil Mc Erlean
+ * @author David Webster
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public interface SecurityClearanceService
@@ -66,4 +69,13 @@ public interface SecurityClearanceService
      * @return the user's security clearance
      */
     SecurityClearance setUserSecurityClearance(String userName, String clearanceId);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an immutable list of the defined clearance levels.
+     *
+     * @return clearance levels in descending order from highest to lowest
+     * (where fewer users have access to the highest clearance levels
+     * and therefore access to the most restricted documents).
+     */
+    List<ClearanceLevel> getClearanceLevels();
 }
diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/SecurityClearanceServiceImpl.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/SecurityClearanceServiceImpl.java
index cd4317e803..899613fe5d 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/SecurityClearanceServiceImpl.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/SecurityClearanceServiceImpl.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import static org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.classification.model.Cl
 import static org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.classification.model.ClassifiedContentModel.PROP_CLEARANCE_LEVEL;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.util.ServiceBaseImpl;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import org.alfresco.util.ParameterCheck;
 
 /**
  * @author Neil Mc Erlean
+ * @author David Webster
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public class SecurityClearanceServiceImpl extends ServiceBaseImpl implements SecurityClearanceService
@@ -195,4 +197,33 @@ public class SecurityClearanceServiceImpl extends ServiceBaseImpl implements Sec
 
         return getUserSecurityClearance(userName);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<ClearanceLevel> getClearanceLevels()
+    {
+        if (clearanceManager == null)
+        {
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
+        // FIXME Currently assume user has highest security clearance, this should be fixed as part of RM-2112.
+        ClearanceLevel usersLevel = clearanceManager.getMostSecureLevel();
+
+        return restrictList(clearanceManager.getClearanceLevels(), usersLevel);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a list containing all clearance levels up to and including the supplied level.
+     *
+     * @param allLevels   The list of all the clearance levels starting with the highest security.
+     * @param targetLevel The highest security clearance level that should be returned. If this is not found then
+     *                    an empty list will be returned.
+     * @return an immutable list of the levels that a user at the target level can see.
+     */
+    List<ClearanceLevel> restrictList(List<ClearanceLevel> allLevels, ClearanceLevel targetLevel)
+    {
+        int targetIndex = allLevels.indexOf(targetLevel);
+        if (targetIndex == -1) { return Collections.emptyList(); }
+        List<ClearanceLevel> subList = allLevels.subList(targetIndex, allLevels.size());
+        return Collections.unmodifiableList(subList);
+    }
 }