National Security Council (United Kingdom)

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United Kingdom
National Security Council
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Committee overview
Formed 12 May 2010
Committee executives
Parent department Cabinet Office
Website www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/content/national-security-council

The National Security Council (NSC) of the United Kingdom is a Cabinet Committee tasked with overseeing all issues related to national security, intelligence coordination, and defence strategy. The terms of reference of the National Security Council are to consider matters relating to national security, foreign policy, defence, international relations and international development, resilience, energy and resource security.

The NSC was established on 12 May 2010 by Prime Minister David Cameron. The Council will coordinate responses to threats faced by the United Kingdom and integrating at the highest level the work of relevant government entities with respect to national security.[1] The United Kingdom National Security Adviser is secretary to the council.

Council Membership

As at 3 June 2015, the NSC's members are as follows:[2]

Image Officeholder Office(s)
David Cameron official.jpg The Rt Hon. David Cameron MP Prime Minister (Chair)
George osborne hi.jpg The Rt Hon. George Osborne MP Chancellor of the Exchequer and First Secretary of State
Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.jpg The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Secretary of State Michael Fallon.jpg The Rt Hon. Michael Fallon MP Secretary of State for Defence
Theresa May - Home Secretary and minister for women and equality.jpg The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP Secretary of State for the Home Department
Justine Greening June 2015.jpg The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP Secretary of State for International Development
342303320 Amber Rudd MP.jpg The Rt Hon. Amber Rudd MP Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Sajid Javid Secretary of State.jpg The Rt Hon. Sajid Javid MP Secretary of State for Business
Minister of State for the Cabinet Office Oliver Letwin at 'Better Public Services A roadmap for revolution'.jpg The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Jeremy Wright, Attorney General for England and Wales.jpg The Rt Hon. Jeremy Wright MP Attorney General

Other government ministers, senior officials, military and intelligence officers attend as necessary, some on a regular basis. There are two subcommittees of the NSC,[3] Nuclear Deterrence and Security and Threats, Hazards, Resilience and Contingencies. The Leader of the Opposition, has attended on an occasional basis.

Council Subcommittees

Nuclear Deterrence and Security Subcommittee

The Nuclear Deterrence and Security Subcommittee is a restricted attendance subcommittee of the National Security Council with the terms of references to consider issues relating to nuclear deterrence and security.[4]

Officeholder Office(s)
The Rt Hon. David Cameron MP Prime Minister (Chair)
The Rt Hon. George Osborne MP Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
The Rt Hon. Michael Fallon MP Secretary of State for Defence
The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP Secretary of State for the Home Department
The Rt Hon. Amber Rudd MP Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Threats, Hazards, Resilience and Contingencies Subcommittee

The Threats, Hazards, Resilience and Contingencies Subcommittee is a subcommittee of the National Security Council with the terms of references to consider issues relating to terrorism and other security threats, hazards, resilience and intelligence policy and the performance and resources of the security and intelligence agencies; and report as necessary to the National Security Council.[4]

Officeholder Office(s)
The Rt Hon. David Cameron MP Prime Minister (Chair)
The Rt Hon. George Osborne MP Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Deputy Chair)
The Rt Hon. Michael Fallon MP Secretary of State for Defence
The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP Secretary of State for the Home Department
The Rt Hon. Sajid Javid MP Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills (Deputy Chair)
The Rt Hon. Amber Rudd MP Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
The Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP Secretary of State for Justice
The Rt Hon. Nicky Morgan MP Secretary of State for Education
The Rt Hon. Greg Clark MP Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP Secretary of State for Transport
The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP Secretary of State for Health
The Rt Hon. Elizabeth Truss MP Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP Secretary of State for International Development
The Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers MP Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
The Rt Hon. John Whittingdale MP Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

When intelligence matters are discussed by the subcommittee there is restricted attendance to Prime Minister (Chair), Deputy Prime Minister (Deputy Chair), Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary of State for the Home Department, and Secretary of State for Defence.

National Security Secretariat

From July 2010, there were two Deputy National Security Advisers (DNSAs): Julian Miller for Foreign & Defence Policy and Oliver Robbins for Intelligence, Security & Resilience.[5] By March 2013, Hugh Powell - previously a National Security Secretariat Director - had been promoted to a newly created third DNSA position.[6] As of 6 November 2014, the three DNSAs were: Hugh Powell as DNSA (Foreign Policy), Julian Miller as DNSA (Defence, Nuclear and Strategy) and Paddy McGuinness as DNSA (Intelligence, Security & Resilience).[7] As of 10 February 2015, Liane Saunders - previously the National Security Secretariat's Director for Foreign Policy and its Afghanistan/Pakistan Coordinator - was described as an Acting Deputy National Security Adviser (Conflict, Stability and Foreign Policy).[8]

As of early December 2014, the National Security Secretariat was staffed by 180 officials[9] and comprises five directorates: Foreign & Defence Policy; the Civil Contingencies Secretariat; Security & Intelligence; the Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance, and UK Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT UK).[7]

References

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