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The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6 (Military Intelligence, Section 6), is the foreign intelligence service of the United Kingdom, tasked mainly with the covert overseas collection and analysis of human intelligence on foreign nationals in support of its Five Eyes partners.
The Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service serves as the head of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, also commonly known as MI6), which is part of the United Kingdom intelligence community. The chief is appointed by the foreign secretary, to whom they report directly. Annual reports are also made to the prime minister. [1]
MI6 is included as an alias on the Secret Intelligence Service website, though the official abbreviation, SIS, is predominant. While the names remain, the agencies are now responsible to different departments of state, MI5 to the Home Office , and MI6 the Foreign Office .
MI6 is launching a recruitment drive to hire more spies from black and Asian backgrounds.
The Single Intelligence Account (SIA) is the funding vehicle for the three main security and intelligence agencies: the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6), [44] Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) [45] and the Security Service (MI5). [46] Spending on the SIA was £3.6 billion in financial year 2022/23. [47]
The ministry said MI6 also persuaded Wang to turn his wife, who worked at a "core government unit", for double the money. The wife, surnamed Zhou, eventually agreed.
The windows in the SIS building are triple glazed for security purposes. Due to the sensitive nature of MI6's work, large parts of the building are below street level, with numerous underground corridors serving the building. [15] Amenities for staff include a sports hall, gymnasium, aerobics studio, a squash court and a restaurant.
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