Home
Office
United Kingdom government department responsible for internal
affairs throughout England and Wales. The Home Office is responsible for policing,
the criminal justice system, the prison service, internal security, and matters
of citizenship and immigration. |
Intelligence and Security Committee
Parliamentary committee responsible for the oversight of Britain's
intelligence agencies. The website includes links to numerous
committee reports, most in PDF. |
Secret Intelligence Service (SIS)
The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6, is
the government's principal agency for foreign intelligence and
covert operations. The Foreign
and Commonwealth Office oversees the operations of SIS, which
does not have a formal Internet presence. The FCO website provides basic
information about the agency aimed at potential recruits.
The SIS is also discussed in a dated (2000) overview
of the UK's intelligence community published by the Cabinet
Office. |
Government Communications
Headquarters (GCHQ)
Government agency responsible for signals intelligence and securing official
communications and computer networks from external threats.
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Ministry of Defence
This body is responsible for defending the United Kingdom and its interests.
The website provides links to the websites for the Army,
the Royal Air Force, the Royal
Navy, and the Royal
Marines. |
Security Service (MI5)
Agency responsible for countering threats to the security of the UK Its work
is monitored by the head of the Home
Office. MI5's history and organization is discussed in lists of frequently
asked questions and myths
and misunderstandings. |
Metropolitan Police
Service
The Metropolitan Police Service, whose headquarters is at New Scotland Yard,
is responsible for police service in Greater London, excluding The City (i.e.
London's central business and financial district). "The Met" is under
the control of the Home Office. |
Serious
Organised Crime Agency (SOCA)
National police service under the Home
Office, responsible for dealing with major offenses and organized crime. |
UK Police Service
Official portal to the UK's national and regional police services and related
organizations. Local police forces can be searched via a clickable
map. |