National Security Secretariat
The National Security Secretariat (NSS) is one of the seven UK intelligence agencies. It supports 'the National Security Council (NSC) and the Prime Minister across all national security and international policy issues'. [1]
The 'core NSS objectives' are to:
- Protect our people at home, in our Overseas Territories and abroad; and to protect our territory, economic security, infrastructure and way of life
- Project our global influence reducing the likelihood of threats materialising and affecting the UK, our interests and those of our allies and partners
- Promote our prosperity seizing opportunities, working innovatively and supporting UK industry[1]
Units within the NSS
- The International Affairs Unit (IAU) is one of six units within NSS – the others being Intelligence & Security, Hostile State Activity and Cyber, International Economic, Capabilities, and the Civil Contingencies Secretariat.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cabinet Office 4597 - B1 (EO) Executive Support Officer, National Security Secretariat. Closing date 5 January 2020. Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 13 September 2022.
