The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC) is the committee of Parliament with statutory responsibility for oversight of the UK Intelligence Community.
Authority
Remit
Under the Justice and Security Act 2013 and the accompanying Memorandum of Understanding, the ISC oversees the policies, expenditure, administration and operations of MI5, MI6, GCHQ, Defence Intelligence, the Joint Intelligence Organisation, the National Security Secretariat (NSS) and the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism.
The Committee sets its own agenda and work programme, taking evidence from Ministers, the Heads of the intelligence and security Agencies, senior officials, experts, and academics as it considers necessary.
Membership
The Committee consists of nine Members, drawn from both Houses of Parliament and appointed by Parliament. The Chair of the Committee is elected by its Members. The Members are subject to Section 1(1)(b) of the Official Secrets Act 1989 and are routinely given access to highly classified material in carrying out their duties.
Current Inquiries
The previous Committee was in the process of four Inquiries at the time of dissolution: - an Inquiry into national security issues relating to China;
- an Inquiry into Right Wing Terrorism;
- an examination of the current threat from Northern Ireland-Related Terrorism; and
- a case study on GCHQ procurement.
News
For earlier news items, or to see more details/attachments, please select 'News Archive' from the navigation bar.
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17 September 2020
The following appeared on the House of Commons Votes and Proceedings record for yesterday (Wednesday 16 September 2020):
6 Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Resolved, That Chris Grayling be removed from the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament under Schedule 1 to the Justice and Security Act 2013 and Bob Stewart be appointed to that Committee under section 1 of that Act.—(Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg.) |
Posted 17 Sep 2020, 04:46 by ISC Admin
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28 August 2020
The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP has, in accordance with the Justice and Security Act, written to the Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament tendering his resignation from the Committee. The Chairman has sent a reply.
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Posted 28 Aug 2020, 10:25 by ISC Admin
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21 July 2020
Posted 21 Jul 2020, 02:41 by ISC Admin
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20 July 2020
The Committee's Report on Russia, prepared by its predecessor, will be laid before Parliament at 10:30am on Tuesday 21 July.
The Report will then be available here on the Committee's website.
(Please note that advance copies will not be available). |
Posted 20 Jul 2020, 06:29 by ISC Admin
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16 July 2020
The Committee has unanimously agreed this morning that it will publish the Report on Russia prepared by its predecessor before the House rises for the summer recess. |
Posted 16 Jul 2020, 05:31 by ISC Admin
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