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Director General statement on London Bridge and Borough Market attack
05 Jun 2017

Director General statement on London Bridge and Borough Market attack

Speeches and statements|Terrorism
Threat level to the UK from international terrorism lowered to SEVERE
27 May 2017

Threat level to the UK from international terrorism is lowered to SEVERE. The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) has changed the UK threat level from international terrorism from CRITICAL to SEVERE. The current threat level means an attack is highly likely.

Terrorism|Threat Level
Threat level to the UK from international terrorism raised to CRITICAL
23 May 2017

Threat level to the UK from international terrorism raised to CRITICAL. The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) has changed the UK threat level from international terrorism from SEVERE to CRITICAL. The current threat level means an attack is expected imminently.

Terrorism|Threat Level
Director General statement on Manchester attack
23 May 2017

Director General statement on Manchester attack

Speeches and statements|Terrorism
MI5 named as a leader in gender equality
27 Apr 2017

MI5 has been named as a leader in gender equality by being included in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2017.

Careers|Diversity
April 2017 release of historical MI5 files
11 Apr 2017

April 2017 release of historical MI5 files.
MI5 has released a further batch of 24 historical files to The National Archives where they are now available to view.

History
Director General statement on Westminster attack
23 Mar 2017

Director General statement on Westminster attack

Speeches and statements|Terrorism
Investigatory Powers Bill receives Royal Assent
29 Nov 2016

A new law setting out the powers available to police and intelligence agencies like MI5 to do their work received Royal Assent today.

Accountability
Royal Society Conference 2016 - Keynote Speech
31 Oct 2016

MI5 Director General Andrew Parker addressed the Royal Society's fourth annual diversity conference, Mr Parker spoke about the rich mix of skills that MI5 needs to stay ahead of threats in a rapidly changing world.

Diversity
September 2016 release of files to The National Archives
28 Sep 2016

September 2016 release of files to The National Archives.
More than 100 files of historical interest have been released by MI5 to the National Archives at Kew.

History