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In September 2008, Farr was tipped to succeed [[John Scarlett]] as head of [[MI6]].<ref>David Leppard, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4794989.ece Terror chief tipped to head MI6], Sunday Times, 21 September 2008.</ref> | In September 2008, Farr was tipped to succeed [[John Scarlett]] as head of [[MI6]].<ref>David Leppard, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4794989.ece Terror chief tipped to head MI6], Sunday Times, 21 September 2008.</ref> | ||
| − | In February 2009, Farr told a private briefing of MPs that [[CIA]] agents were working on counter-terrorism in the UK.<ref>Alan Travis, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/02/briefing-farr-mps-muslim-prisoners CIA at work in UK, anti-terror chief tells MPs], guardian.co.uk, 2 October 2009.</ref> A redacted version of his evidence was published by the [[Home Affairs Select Committee in June 2009.<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmhaff/212/212.pdf Project CONTEST: The Government’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy (pdf)], Home Affairs Select Committee, House of Commons, 29 June 2009.</ref> | + | In February 2009, Farr told a private briefing of MPs that [[CIA]] agents were working on counter-terrorism in the UK.<ref>Alan Travis, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/02/briefing-farr-mps-muslim-prisoners CIA at work in UK, anti-terror chief tells MPs], guardian.co.uk, 2 October 2009.</ref> A redacted version of his evidence was published by the [[Home Affairs Select Committee]] in June 2009.<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmhaff/212/212.pdf Project CONTEST: The Government’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy (pdf)], Home Affairs Select Committee, House of Commons, 29 June 2009.</ref> |
In March 2009, Farr delivered the annual [[Colin Cramphorn]] Memorial Lecture at [[Policy Exchange]].<ref>[http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/events/event.cgi?id=158 The Third annual Colin Cramphorn Memorial Lecture], Policy Exchange, 7 August 2009.</ref> | In March 2009, Farr delivered the annual [[Colin Cramphorn]] Memorial Lecture at [[Policy Exchange]].<ref>[http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/events/event.cgi?id=158 The Third annual Colin Cramphorn Memorial Lecture], Policy Exchange, 7 August 2009.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 23:36, 2 October 2009
Charles Farr is Director General of the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism at the Home Office.[1]
Farr joined the Diplomatic Service in 1985, serving in South Africa and Jordan.[2]
According to the Sunday Times, Farr was a career MI6 officer, who worked with MI5 on joint operations in the Middle East, and rose to become 'CT' - head of the service's counter-terrorism department.[3]
Between 2003 and 2007 he held a number of senior posts in Whitehall dealing with security and counter-terrorism.[4]
Farr took up his post as Director General of the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism on 16 July 2007.[5] The new appointment led to a downgrading of the role of the Security Adviser to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office.[6]
In September 2008, Farr was tipped to succeed John Scarlett as head of MI6.[7]
In February 2009, Farr told a private briefing of MPs that CIA agents were working on counter-terrorism in the UK.[8] A redacted version of his evidence was published by the Home Affairs Select Committee in June 2009.[9]
In March 2009, Farr delivered the annual Colin Cramphorn Memorial Lecture at Policy Exchange.[10]
Views
On Scotland
In a June 2008 interview withHolyrood magazine, Farr said that independence would not necessarily make Scotland more vulnerable to terrorism:
- It is not something that has crossed my mind that there is something inherent about independence that would make Scotland unsafe. I would add that there is nothing inherent about independence that would make Scotland more safe, either. That’s quite an important point.[11]
Notes
- ↑ Appointment Of Director General Of The Office For Security & Counter-Terrorism, Home Office, 6 July 2007.
- ↑ Appointment Of Director General Of The Office For Security & Counter-Terrorism, Home Office, 6 July 2007.
- ↑ David Leppard, Terror chief tipped to head MI6, Sunday Times, 21 September 2008.
- ↑ Appointment Of Director General Of The Office For Security & Counter-Terrorism, Home Office, 6 July 2007.
- ↑ Appointment Of Director General Of The Office For Security & Counter-Terrorism, Home Office, 6 July 2007.
- ↑ Michael Evans and Richard Ford, New anti-terror chief is building elite team, The Times, 30 August 2007.
- ↑ David Leppard, Terror chief tipped to head MI6, Sunday Times, 21 September 2008.
- ↑ Alan Travis, CIA at work in UK, anti-terror chief tells MPs, guardian.co.uk, 2 October 2009.
- ↑ Project CONTEST: The Government’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy (pdf), Home Affairs Select Committee, House of Commons, 29 June 2009.
- ↑ The Third annual Colin Cramphorn Memorial Lecture, Policy Exchange, 7 August 2009.
- ↑ Mandy Rhodes, Tough on terror, Holyrood, Issue 193, 16 June 2008, p21.
