- MI5 The Security Service - http://www.mi5.gov.uk/
Provides information on the current major threats to UK security and expert security advice designed to help businesses and organisations protect against them.
- GCHQ - http://www.gchq.gov.uk/
Official site of the UK Government Communications Headquarters which is the centre for Her Majesty's Government's Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) activities. Includes details of current job vacancies and an online quiz for potential applicants.
- National Criminal Intelligence Service - http://www.ncis.co.uk/
The National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) is at the forefront of the fight against serious and organised crime in the UK and throughout the world.
- Office of Surveillance Commissioners - http://www.surveillancecommissioners.gov.uk/
Provides information about the roles and responsibilities of those who authorise and conduct covert surveillance operations and covert human intelligence sources.
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office - Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) - http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1059736061019
Describes MI6, a Crown Service responsible for obtaining secret information and conducting operations in support of the UK’s foreign policy objectives, and to counter threats to UK interests worldwide.
- Wikipedia - Secret Intelligence Service - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Intelligence_Service
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about MI6 (Her Majesty's Secret Service) provides a history of its role beginning with the First World War. With list of directors.
- Wikipedia - MI5 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MI5
Hyperlinked encyclopedia entry provides the history of the Security Service, responsible for protecting British Parliamentary democracy and economic interests, and fighting serious crime.
- Metropolitan Police Service - Special Branch - http://www.met.police.uk/so/special_branch.htm
Provides a brief history and a list of responsibilities, including intelligence-gathering and operations on extremist political and terrorist activity.
- Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) - http://www.ipt-uk.com
Official independent tribunal investigating complaints against the Intelligence Services, Police and public authorities relating to interception, surveillance and other conduct.
- National Intelligence Machinery - http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/caboff/nim/0114301808.pdf
Official document explaining how British security and intelligence agencies are organised and funded.
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