Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism
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The Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism (OSCT) is a directorate within the Home Office which leads work on counter-terrorism in the UK. As of October 2009, it reports to Home Secretary Alan Johnson and Minister of State Phil Woolas.[1]
According to the Guardian, the OSCT is widely regarded in Whitehall as being an intelligence agency. The Office's head, Charles Farr, is a former senior intelligence officer, as is another un-named senior officer.[2]
Preventing Violent Extremism
The OSCT, for the year 2009-10, has a total funding of £8.5 million in relation to preventing violent extremism.[3]
Subsidiaries
People
- Charles Farr - head
Notes
- ↑ About us, Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism, Home Office, accessed 17 October 2009.
- ↑ Vikram Dodd, Government anti-terrorism strategy 'spies' on innocent, guardian.co.uk, 16 October 2009.
- ↑ Home Office Freedom of Information Request 12172 - accessed 17/11/09
