Security Service (MI5)

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domestic security agency government agency intelligence agency

The Security Service (MI5) is the United Kingdom’s domestic counter-intelligence and security agency responsible for protecting national security against threats such as terrorism, espionage, and cyber attacks.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
MI5 34
Security Service (MI5) canonical 6
Security Service (United Kingdom) 3

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf domestic security agency ⓘ
government agency ⓘ
intelligence agency ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
surface form: MI5

Security Service ⓘ
cooperatesWith Counter Terrorism Policing ⓘ
Defence Intelligence (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form: Defence Intelligence

Government Communications Headquarters ⓘ
surface form: Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)

Metropolitan Police Service ⓘ
Secret Intelligence Service ⓘ
surface form: Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)
country United Kingdom ⓘ
employs analysts ⓘ
intelligence officers ⓘ
surveillance officers ⓘ
technical specialists ⓘ
focusesOnThreat cyber attacks ⓘ
espionage ⓘ
hostile state activity ⓘ
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction ⓘ
terrorism ⓘ
foundedBy Vernon Kell ⓘ
hasMotto Regnum Defende ⓘ
headquartersLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Thames House, London ⓘ
inception 1909 ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom ⓘ
legalBasis Intelligence Services Act 1994 ⓘ
Security Service Act 1989 ⓘ
mottoLanguage Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation Defend the Realm ⓘ
operatesIn England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
originalPurpose counter-espionage against the German Empire ⓘ
overseenBy Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament ⓘ
Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office ⓘ
surface form: Investigatory Powers Commissioner
parentOrganization Home Office ⓘ
partOf British intelligence ⓘ
surface form: United Kingdom intelligence community
reportsTo Home Secretary ⓘ
responsibleFor counter-espionage ⓘ
counter-proliferation ⓘ
counter-terrorism ⓘ
domestic counter-intelligence ⓘ
national security ⓘ
protection against cyber threats ⓘ
protection of critical national infrastructure ⓘ
shortName Security Service (MI5) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: MI5
subjectTo United Kingdom law ⓘ
parliamentary oversight ⓘ
website https://www.mi5.gov.uk ⓘ

Referenced by (46)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Intelligence Corps → worksWith → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
Anglo-American intelligence cooperation → includesOrganization → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Security Service (MI5) → alsoKnownAs → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Security Service (MI5) → shortName → Security Service (MI5) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Defence Intelligence (United Kingdom) → cooperatesWith → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
British intelligence → hasComponent → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
John le Carré → employer → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Security Service → commonName → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Security Service → officialAbbreviation → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
OSCT → worksWith → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Chief of Defence Intelligence → worksWith → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
Thames House, London → occupant → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
subject surface form: Thames House
this entity surface form: MI5
Thames House, London → occupant → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
subject surface form: Thames House
this entity surface form: Security Service (United Kingdom)
Thames House, London → usedBy → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
subject surface form: Thames House
this entity surface form: Security Service (United Kingdom)
Counter Terrorism Policing → collaboratesWith → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Security Service Act 1989 → primarySubject → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
Security Service Act 1989 → placesOnStatutoryFooting → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
Security Service Act 1989 → definesFunctionsOf → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
Regnum Defende → usedBy → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Regnum Defende → usedBy → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Security Service (United Kingdom)
Regnum Defende → isMottoOf → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Vernon Kell → founded → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
British colonial intelligence → cooperatesWith → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Jonathan Evans, Baron Evans of Weardale → employer → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Spooks → setting → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Spooks → portraysOrganization → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Spooks → alsoKnownAs → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5 (in some regions)
MI-5 → depictsOrganization → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Counter Terrorism Command → worksWith → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Circus → basedOn → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
MI7 → parodies → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
United Kingdom in World War II → intelligenceService → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Terry Leather → inConflictWith → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
River Cartwright → affiliation → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
River Cartwright → employer → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
River Cartwright → hasEmployerInFiction → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Security Service
"Dead Lions" (2013 novel) → featuresOrganization → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
subject surface form: Dead Lions
this entity surface form: MI5
"Real Tigers" (2016 novel) → centralOrganization → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
subject surface form: Real Tigers
this entity surface form: MI5
Diana Taverner → employer → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Lucas North → employer → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Lucas North → worksFor → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Security Service
Mick Herron → workFocusesOn → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Jackson Lamb → affiliation → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Jackson Lamb → employer → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Dominion → depictsOrganization → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5
Allied intelligence services → hasPart → Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
this entity surface form: MI5