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MI5 and the value of diversity
23 Sep 2016

MI5 Director General Andrew Parker attended a meeting of the 30% Club to discuss the importance of gender and diversity in making companies stronger.

Diversity
MI5 named in top 10 graduate employers
26 May 2016

MI5 has been named in the top 10 of the Guardian UK300 Top Graduate Employers list.

Careers|Diversity
Drive-by plotters sentenced to life
22 Apr 2016

Tarik Hassane and Suhaib Majeed have been given life sentences for plotting to carry out drive-by shootings.

Terrorism
MI5 in top 50 employers for women
21 Apr 2016

MI5 has been named as a leader in gender equality by being included in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2016.

Careers|Diversity
Drive-by shooting plotters convicted
24 Mar 2016

Two London-based university students have been convicted of conspiracy to murder and preparation of acts of terrorism.

Terrorism
MI5 named employer of the year by Stonewall
19 Jan 2016

MI5 named employer of the year by Stonewall
MI5 has achieved 1st place in the annual Stonewall Workplace Equality Index.
The index measures an organisation's work to tackle discrimination and create an inclusive workplace for lesbian, gay, bi and trans people.

Careers|Diversity
A modern MI5
28 Oct 2015

Andrew Parker, the Director General of MI5, delivered the annual Lord Mayor's Defence and Security lecture in London on 28 October 2015.

Speeches and statements
October 2015 release of historical MI5 files
23 Oct 2015

MI5 has released a further batch of 103 historical files. These are now available to view alongside Cabinet Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office files at The National Archives, and bring the...

History
MI5 today and our challenges tomorrow
17 Sep 2015

MI5 today and our challenges tomorrow
Director General Andrew Parker today gave the first live interview by a serving head of MI5 in its 106-year history.

Speeches and statements
Director General remembers 7/7 attacks
07 Jul 2015

Director General remembers 7/7 attacks
The shocking and brutal murder of so many innocent holiday-makers in Sousse has yet again brought the reality of terrorism to the fore.

Speeches and statements|Terrorism