Intelligence

Secret Intelligence Service

MI6

Security domain
Intelligence
What it is
intelligence agency · agency (level 3)
Founded
1909
Statutory basis
Intelligence Services Act 1994
Public mandate
Collects intelligence overseas to keep the UK safe and prosperous.
Acknowledged by
Intelligence Services Act 1994 (statute)
Active headcount
3,753 (2023) official, high confidence
Headcount source
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament: Annual Report 2023–2025
Website
www.sis.gov.uk
Identifiers
factbase.org/org/JG0YN8M269 · Q184560