2007-07-21 19:50:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
MI-5 MI-6
The Security Service, commonly known as MI5 (Military Intelligence, section 5), is the United Kingdom's counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of the intelligence machinery alongside the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS or MI6), Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the Defence Intelligence Staff (DIS). All come under the direction of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC). The service has a statutory basis in the Security Service Act 1989 and the UK Intelligence Services Act of 1994. Its remit includes the protection of British parliamentary democracy and economic interests, fighting serious crime, militant separatism, terrorism and espionage within the UK. While mainly concerned with internal security, it does have an overseas role in support of the mission.
The service has had a national headquarters at Thames House on Millbank in London since 1995, drawing together personnel from a number of locations into a single HQ facility. Thames House is shared with the Northern Ireland Office and is also home to the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, a subordinate organisation to the Security Service.
Within the civil service community the service is colloquially known as Box 500 (after its official wartime address of PO Box 500 and its current address — PO Box 3255, London SW1P 1AE) or simply Five.
2007-07-21 20:02:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Its a secret
2007-07-24 16:40:47 · answer #2 · answered by luciousgreeneyedlady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they're secret police how do you know about them?
2007-07-22 01:08:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Thicret Thervice.
2007-07-22 05:15:14 · answer #4 · answered by sirbobby98121 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No british secret police, only real police. Ya. British police serve people, not kill. Ya.
2007-07-21 19:58:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
But then they wouldn't be secret, now would they?
2007-07-21 19:55:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's called MI5, I believe.
2007-07-21 20:00:48 · answer #7 · answered by scott b 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think you mean M.I.6.
2007-07-21 19:58:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The French!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-07-21 21:12:35 · answer #9 · answered by Steven C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dunno about secret police... but the SAS is their special forces.
2007-07-21 19:55:35 · answer #10 · answered by DJ 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋