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MI5 (Military Intelligence, Section 5), [2] officially the Security Service, is the United Kingdom's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of its intelligence machinery alongside the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), and Defence Intelligence (DI). MI5 is directed by the ...
The Single Intelligence Account (SIA) is the funding vehicle for the three main security and intelligence agencies: the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6), [44] Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) [45] and the Security Service (MI5). [46] Spending on the SIA was £3.6 billion in financial year 2022/23. [47]
MI6 personnel are recognised annually by King Charles III (formerly the Prince of Wales) at the Prince of Wales's Intelligence Community Awards at St James's Palace or Clarence House alongside members of the Security Service (MI5), and GCHQ. [135] Awards and citations are given to teams within the agencies as well as individuals. [135]
More than 250 people who were either bereaved by the bombing, or survived it, are suing MI5, MI6 and GCHQ at an Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) being held at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
GCHQ's budget was £850 million in 1993, (£2.19 billion as of 2023) [48] compared to £125 million for the Security Service and SIS (MI5 and MI6). In December 1994 the businessman Roger Hurn was commissioned to begin a review of GCHQ, which was concluded in March 1995. [49]
Secret Intelligence Service (SIS)/MI6 [49] – Foreign intelligence gathering and analysis. Defence Intelligence (DI) [50] – Military intelligence analysis. Signals intelligence Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) [51] – Signals intelligence gathering and analysis. Criminal Intelligence and Protected Persons
A series of CIA memos were released in January 2017 after a legal case by MuckRock, which promotes freedom of information. [7] One memo was dated May 1983, shortly before the UK general election, and stated that the CIA was concerned about certain figures in the Labour Party, such as then-leader Michael Foot and deputy leader, Denis Healey, accusing them of "aping anti-American rhetoric".
The windows in the SIS building are triple glazed for security purposes. Due to the sensitive nature of MI6's work, large parts of the building are below street level, with numerous underground corridors serving the building. [15] Amenities for staff include a sports hall, gymnasium, aerobics studio, a squash court and a restaurant.