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DescriptionLatest news from the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC)
Content"16 December 2025 The Rt Hon. the Lord Beamish PC, Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC) has today made the following statement: “ On Friday last week, it was announced that there would be significant reforms to Defence intelligence functions - including the launch of a single organisation for all Defence intelligence units and organisations. Not only was the ISC not properly informed in advance of this announcement, but there had been no prior consultation, or any information of substance provided to the Committee on what the MoD itself has described as a “major overhaul of Defence’s intelligence organisations” under the leadership of the Chief of Defence Intelligence. The Justice and Security Act 2013 and the ISC’s Memorandum of Understanding clearly place the intelligence activities undertaken by the Chief of Defence Intelligence - including intelligence collection, analysis and training - under the remit of the Intelligence and Security Committee. The lack of consultation and notification on this matter is therefore completely unacceptable. I wrote to the Secretary of State for Defence on Friday to convey my deep disappointment with..."