The National Security group ensures that the Prime Minister and other senior Ministers are well served on cross-government intelligence, security and resilience issues.
National Security
Civil Contingencies Secretariat
Leads on emergency planning and training to ensure the resilience of the UK at every level. central, regional, and local, against disruptive challenge.
National Security Secretariat
Maintains capacity for the effective co-ordination of government response in the event of civil emergencies, terrorist incidents and international crises. NSS are responsible for the development of the National Security Strategy
Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat
Supports the National Security Council, advises the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Adviser on foreign and defence policy and coordinates Government policy on strategic foreign and defence issues.
Intelligence Secretariat and Protective Security
Coordinates protective and physical security policies and oversees performance management of UK intelligence and security aims.
Joint Intelligence Organisation
The Joint Intelligence Organisation leads on intelligence assessment and development of the UK intelligence community’s analytical capability, supporting the work of the Joint Intelligence Committee and National Security Council.
National Security consist of the following teams:
- National Security Secretariat
- Civil Contingencies Secretariat
- Intelligence, Security and Resilience
- Strategy and Counter-Intelligence
- Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat
- Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance
- Security and Intelligence
- Joint Intelligence Organisation
- Assessments Staff
- Joint Intelligence Committee Chairman
