UK Security Service

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf intelligence agency
gptkbp:agent civilian agency
gptkbp:budget published annually
£3.2 billion (2021-2022)
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:GCHQ
gptkb:MI6
Police forces
gptkbp:focusArea terrorism
espionage
cyber threats
serious crime
gptkbp:formed 1909
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
post-9/11 security landscape
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UK Security Service
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:Ken_McCallum
gptkbp:legalStatus Security Service Act 1989
gptkbp:motto Protecting_the_UK
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Manchester_Arena_bombing_(2017)
gptkb:Salisbury_poisoning_(2018)
gptkb:Birmingham_pub_bombings_(1974)
gptkb:London_Bridge_attack_(2017)
IRA activities
Parsons Green bombing (2017)
Westminster attack (2017)
Belfast_pub_bombings_(1972)
Finsbury_Park_attack_(2017)
London_bombings_(2005)
gptkbp:notableOperations Counter-terrorism
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees approximately 5,000
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.mi5.gov.uk
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Home_Office
gptkbp:primaryFunction domestic counter-intelligence
gptkbp:provides gptkb:Intelligence_and_Security_Committee_of_Parliament
gptkbp:publicAccess educational programs
community outreach
social media presence
careers events
gptkbp:training counter-terrorism
intelligence analysis
operational training
cyber security