The Committee publishes annual reports, which detail the work of the Committee and the administration and expenditure of the intelligence community, and special reports which address particular strategic or operational issues. On occasion, the Committee may also issue statements on current issues of concern. The reports and statements published by the Committee are listed below in chronological order. The Committee does not comment on its work programme or reports beyond the information published on these pages.
2019- Parliament GCHQ accommodation procurement: a case study Published November 2020 Northern Ireland-related terrorismPublished October 2020 Russia Published July 2020
Published July 2020 2017-2019 Parliament Statement on 5G suppliers Published July 2019 Statement in relation to Detention and Rendition Published July 2019 The 2017 Attacks: what needs to change? Published November 2018 During 2017, the UK suffered five serious terrorist attacks at Westminster, Manchester Arena, London Bridge, Finsbury Park and Parsons Green. This Report considers the actions of MI5 and Counter-Terrorism Policing in relation to cross-cutting issues that can be seen as having played a part in the actions of those who perpetrated the attacks ISC Annual Report 2017-2018 Published November 2018 Diversity and Inclusion in the UK Intelligence Community Published July 2018 This report considers the four key protected characteristics under the 2010 Equality Act - Gender, Race, Sexuality and Disability - and addresses these in the context of diversity and inclusion across the intelligence community: highlighting good practice, identifying possible gaps and making recommendations to help improve the approach. Published June 2018 This report examines current issues in relation to the actions of the UK security and intelligence agencies in relation to the handling of detainees overseas and rendition. Detainee Mistreatment and Rendition: 2001-2010 Published June 2018 This report examines historic issues in relation to the actions of the UK security and intelligence agencies in relation to the handling of detainees overseas and rendition. Published June 2016 Published February 2015 Published December 2014 Published September 2014 Published December 2013 ISC Annual Report 2016-2017 Published December 2017 Statement on the election of the Chair and the work priorities of the new ISC Published November 2017 2015-2017 Parliament Statement on the work of the Committee since the Annual Report 2015-2016 Published April 2017 UK Lethal Drone Strikes in Syria Published April 2017 This Report examines the intelligence basis behind the UK lethal drone strike against Reyaad Khan, a British citizen, in Syria in August 2015. Published January 2016 Report on the draft Investigatory Powers Bill Published February 2016 This Report describes the Committee's response to the intelligence agency-related aspects of the Government's draft Investigatory Powers Bill and builds upon the recommendations made in the Committee's Privacy and Security Report of March 2015. Published November 2015 ISC Annual Report 2015-2016 Published July 2016
Published October 2015 2010-2015 Parliament Privacy and Security: a modern and transparent legal framework Published March 2015 This Report includes, for the first time in a single document, a comprehensive review of the full range of intrusive capabilities available to the UK intelligence Agencies. It contains an unprecedented amount of information about those capabilities, the legal framework governing their use, and the privacy protections and safeguards that apply. The Report also reveals the use of certain capabilities – such as Bulk Personal Datasets and Directions under the Telecommunications Act 1984 – for the first time. The Report represents a landmark in terms of the openness and transparency surrounding the Agencies’ work. Published December 2013 Published October 2013 Women in the UK Intelligence Community Published March 2015 The Report considers recruitment policy and practice; maternity-related issues, childcare and flexible working; career and promotion prospects; and cultural and behavioural issues. Statement regarding the Chairmanship of the Committee Published February 2015 Report on the intelligence relating to the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby Published November 2014 Following the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby, on 22 May 2013, the ISC investigated what MI5, SIS and GCHQ knew about the two men who carried out the attack to see whether it could have been prevented. ISC Annual Report 2013-2014 Published November 2014 Statement regarding GCHQ's alleged access to the US PRISM programme Published July 2013 ISC Annual Report 2012-2013 Published July 2013 Foreign Involvement in the Critical National Infrastructure Published June 2013 Access to communications data by the intelligence and security Agencies Published February 2013 This Report considers the use of communications data by the intelligence and security Agencies, and how the proposals in the Government’s draft Communications Data Bill might affect them. Published December 2012 ISC Annual Report 2011-2012 Published July 2012 Committee responses to Her Majesty's Government's Green Paper on Justice and Security Published March 2012 Published December 2011 Published October 2011 ISC Annual Report 2010-2011 Published July 2011 ISC Annual Report 2009-2010 Published March 2010 ISC Annual Report 2008-2009 Published March 2010 Review of the Intelligence on the London Terrorist Attacks on 7 July 2005 Published May 2009 This Review addresses the unanswered questions relating to the intelligence on the 7/7 bombers, particularly those arising out of the investigation of the 2004 fertiliser bomb (CREVICE) plot. ISC Annual Report 2007-2008 Published March 2009 Press release on Alleged complicity of the UK security and intelligence Agencies in torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment Published March 2009 ISC Annual Report 2006-2007 Published January 2008 Rendition Published July 2007 This Report considers whether the UK security and intelligence Agencies had any knowledge of, and/or involvement in, rendition operations, and also the Agencies' overall policy for intelligence sharing with foreign liaison services. Report into the London Terrorist Attacks on 7 July 2005 Published May 2006 This Report examines intelligence and security matters relevant to the July terrorist attacks, focusing in particular on: whether any intelligence which may have helped prevent the attacks was missed or overlooked; why the threat level to the UK was lowered prior to the attacks and what impact this had; and what lessons were learned from these attacks, and how these lessons are being applied. 2001-2005 Parliament ISC Annual Report 2004-2005 Published April 2005 The Handling of detainees by UK Intelligence Personnel in Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and Iraq Published March 2005 This report covers the contact between detainees and the SIS, Security Service, both military and civilian DIS staff and military intelligence personnel in Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and Iraq. ISC Annual Report 2003-2004 Published June 2004 Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction - Intelligence and Assessments Published September 2003 This report examines whether the available intelligence, which informed the decision to invade Iraq, was adequate and properly assessed and whether it was accurately reflected in Government publications. ISC Annual Report 2002-2003 Published June 2003 Inquiry into Intelligence, Assessments and Advice prior to the Terrorist Bombings on Bali 12 October 2002 Published December 2002 ISC Annual Report 2001-2002 Published June 2002 1997-2001 Parliament ISC Annual Report 2000-2001 Published March 2001 ISC Annual Report 1999-2000 Published November 2000 The Mitrokhin Inquiry Report Published June 2000 ISC Annual Report 1998-1999 Published November 1999 Sierra Leone Published April 1999 ISC Annual Report 1997-1998 Published October 1998 ISC Annual Report 1996 Published February 1997 ISC Annual Report 1995 Published March 1996 Report on Security Service Work Against Organised Crime Published December 1995
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