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The Certification Officer (CO) and her team ensure that trade unions and employers’ associations carry out their statutory duties. Certification Officer works with the Department for Business and Trade .
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
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The Intelligence Services Commissioner (ISC) provides independent judicial oversight of the conduct of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), Security Service (MI5), Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), and the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
Information about licence-linked qualifications, the awarding organisations that offer these qualifications, and how to find an approved training provider.
The Secret Intelligence Service, often known as MI6, collects Britain’s foreign intelligence. It provides the government with a global covert capability to promote and defend the national security and economic well-being of the country. SIS works with the Foreign, Commonwealth...
Sir Richard Moore, Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, discussed the UK-France intelligence relationship and the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale
Sets out the CIA Model and guidance on how it should be used to support economic appraisals in business cases in the NHS.
Find out what you need to do to renew your SIA licence.
Vincent Devine was appointed Government Chief Security Officer and Head of the Government Security Function in December 2021. Vincent joined the civil service in 1993 and has worked in a wide range of security and national security roles, including postings...
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