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.plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Keir_Starmer" title="Keir Starmer">Keir Starmer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a> (Chair)</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Powell_(civil_servant)" title="Jonathan Powell (civil servant)">Jonathan Powell</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Adviser_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Security Adviser (United Kingdom)">National Security Adviser</a> (Secretary)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent department</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Office" title="Cabinet Office">Cabinet Office</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gov.uk/government/groups/national-security-council">gov<wbr />.uk<wbr />/government<wbr />/groups<wbr />/national-security-council</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>National Security Council</b> is a <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_cabinet_committee" title="United Kingdom cabinet committee">United Kingdom cabinet committee</a>. The Council's terms of reference were said in September 2022 to include matters relating to national security, foreign policy, defence, trade, international relations, development, resilience and resource security.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2024, the meetings are held weekly.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NSC has counterparts in the <a href="/wiki/National_security_council" title="National security council">national security councils</a> of many other nations. The incumbent <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Adviser_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Security Adviser (United Kingdom)">National Security Adviser</a> (NSA) is <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Powell_(civil_servant)" title="Jonathan Powell (civil servant)">Jonathan Powell</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GOV_NSA_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GOV_NSA-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Security_Council_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The then National Security Council was established on 12 May 2010 by Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NSC formalised national security decision making, which had previously been carried out in informal groups largely composed of officials.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It increased the <a href="/wiki/Powers_of_the_prime_minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Powers of the prime minister of the United Kingdom">power of the Prime Minister</a>, who chairs the council, and brought senior Cabinet ministers into national security policy making, giving them access to the highest levels of intelligence.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It coordinates responses to threats faced by the United Kingdom and integrates at the highest level the work of relevant government entities with respect to national security.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The council reflected the central coordination of national security issues seen in the <a href="/wiki/Committee_of_Imperial_Defence" title="Committee of Imperial Defence">Committee of Imperial Defence</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which operated from 1902 until 1947, while also being partly modelled on the <a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Security_Council" title="United States National Security Council">United States National Security Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Adviser_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Security Adviser (United Kingdom)">National Security Adviser</a> (NSA), who acts as the council's secretary,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was also appointed on 12 May 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1 April 2015 the council oversaw the newly created <a href="/wiki/Conflict,_Stability_and_Security_Fund" title="Conflict, Stability and Security Fund">Conflict, Stability and Security Fund</a>, a fund of more than £1 billion per year for tackling conflict and instability abroad.<sup id="cite_ref-parliament-20160526_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parliament-20160526-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following a critical inquiry into the fund by the <a href="/wiki/Joint_Committee_on_the_National_Security_Strategy" title="Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy">Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy</a> in 2016,<sup id="cite_ref-parliament-20160526_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parliament-20160526-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where the committee stated that the fund was secretive and "There is a risk that the CSSF is being used as a 'slush fund' [for projects that do not] meet the needs of UK national security", fund spending at the country level was disclosed and an annual report produced.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2019, an inquiry, which could lead to criminal proceedings, was announced into the leaking to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></i> of a decision by the NSC to allow <a href="/wiki/Huawei" title="Huawei">Huawei</a> to bid for 'non-core' elements of the construction of the prospective <a href="/wiki/5G_network" class="mw-redirect" title="5G network">5G network</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the early months of Johnson's premiership, several sub-committees of the NSC ceased to exist.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, the NSC met weekly during the ministries of <a href="/wiki/Premiership_of_David_Cameron" title="Premiership of David Cameron">David Cameron</a> and <a href="/wiki/Premiership_of_Theresa_May" title="Premiership of Theresa May">Theresa May</a>, but didn't meet at all between January and May 2020, under <a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson" title="Boris Johnson">Boris Johnson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnson's non-use of the NSC has been criticised.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Council was briefly renamed the <b>Foreign Policy and Security Council</b> (FPSC) under Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Liz_Truss" title="Liz Truss">Liz Truss</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The list of Cabinet Committees published 3 November 2022, confirmed the name had been changed back to National Security Council under Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Rishi_Sunak" title="Rishi Sunak">Rishi Sunak</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2024, it was reported that Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Keir_Starmer" title="Keir Starmer">Keir Starmer</a> had begun holding weekly meetings for the first time in years.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Membership">Membership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Security_Council_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Membership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of October 2024, the National Security Council considers the strategic approach to national security, foreign policy, resilience, international relations, economic security, trade, development, defence and global issues. Its membership is as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-NSC_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSC-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Image </th> <th>Member </th> <th>Office(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Prime_Minister_Sir_Keir_Starmer_Official_Portrait_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Prime_Minister_Sir_Keir_Starmer_Official_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Prime_Minister_Sir_Keir_Starmer_Official_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Prime_Minister_Sir_Keir_Starmer_Official_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Prime_Minister_Sir_Keir_Starmer_Official_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Prime_Minister_Sir_Keir_Starmer_Official_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Prime_Minister_Sir_Keir_Starmer_Official_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1541" data-file-height="2054" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keir_Starmer" title="Keir Starmer">Keir Starmer</a><br /> <i>(Chair)</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a><br /><a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Treasury" title="First Lord of the Treasury">First Lord of the Treasury</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_the_Civil_Service" title="Minister for the Civil Service">Minister for the Civil Service</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_the_Union" title="Minister for the Union">Minister for the Union</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Angela_Rayner_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Angela_Rayner_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Angela_Rayner_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Angela_Rayner_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Angela_Rayner_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Angela_Rayner_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Angela_Rayner_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2703" data-file-height="3557" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Angela_Rayner" title="Angela Rayner">Angela Rayner</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Deputy Prime Minister</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Housing_Secretary" class="mw-redirect" title="Housing Secretary">Housing Secretary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped_2)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2537" data-file-height="3380" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Reeves" title="Rachel Reeves">Rachel Reeves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/100px-Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/150px-Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/200px-Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1437" data-file-height="1914" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_McFadden" title="Pat McFadden">Pat McFadden</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster" title="Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster">Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David_Lammy,_2024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/David_Lammy%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-David_Lammy%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/David_Lammy%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-David_Lammy%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/David_Lammy%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-David_Lammy%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="950" data-file-height="1267" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Lammy" title="David Lammy">David Lammy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Foreign_Secretary" title="Foreign Secretary">Foreign Secretary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/100px-Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/150px-Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/200px-Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1711" data-file-height="2280" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yvette_Cooper" title="Yvette Cooper">Yvette Cooper</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Home Secretary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/100px-John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/150px-John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/200px-John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1696" data-file-height="2260" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Healey" title="John Healey">John Healey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Defence Secretary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_Hermer_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Richard_Hermer_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Richard_Hermer_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Richard_Hermer_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Richard_Hermer_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Richard_Hermer_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Richard_Hermer_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="2560" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Hermer" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Hermer">Richard Hermer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_for_England_and_Wales" title="Attorney General for England and Wales">Attorney General for England and Wales</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Advocate_General_for_Northern_Ireland" title="Advocate General for Northern Ireland">Advocate General for Northern Ireland</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Other ministers and senior officials attend the NSC and National Security Ministers (NSM) where applicable.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These other figures have been noted to include the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a> (not the individual chiefs of each service),<sup id="cite_ref-:2_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the heads of intelligence agencies<sup id="cite_ref-:2_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(United_Kingdom)" title="Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)">Leader of the Opposition</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stakeholders including the devolved governments, local authorities and external experts are also consulted in preparation for meetings.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_Security_Council_(Nuclear)"><span id="National_Security_Council_.28Nuclear.29"></span>National Security Council (Nuclear)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Security_Council_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: National Security Council (Nuclear)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To consider matters around nuclear deterrence and nuclear security.<sup id="cite_ref-NSC_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSC-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Image </th> <th>Member </th> <th>Office(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Prime_Minister_Sir_Keir_Starmer_Official_Portrait_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Prime_Minister_Sir_Keir_Starmer_Official_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Prime_Minister_Sir_Keir_Starmer_Official_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Prime_Minister_Sir_Keir_Starmer_Official_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Prime_Minister_Sir_Keir_Starmer_Official_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Prime_Minister_Sir_Keir_Starmer_Official_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Prime_Minister_Sir_Keir_Starmer_Official_Portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1541" data-file-height="2054" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keir_Starmer" title="Keir Starmer">Keir Starmer</a><br /> <i>(Chair)</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a><br /><a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Treasury" title="First Lord of the Treasury">First Lord of the Treasury</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_the_Civil_Service" title="Minister for the Civil Service">Minister for the Civil Service</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_the_Union" title="Minister for the Union">Minister for the Union</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped_2)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2537" data-file-height="3380" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Reeves" title="Rachel Reeves">Rachel Reeves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/100px-Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/150px-Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/200px-Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1437" data-file-height="1914" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_McFadden" title="Pat McFadden">Pat McFadden</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster" title="Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster">Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/100px-Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/150px-Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/200px-Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1711" data-file-height="2280" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yvette_Cooper" title="Yvette Cooper">Yvette Cooper</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Home Secretary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/100px-John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/150px-John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/200px-John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1696" data-file-height="2260" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Healey" title="John Healey">John Healey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Defence Secretary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ed_Miliband_2024_(cropped)_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Ed_Miliband_2024_%28cropped%29_3.jpg/100px-Ed_Miliband_2024_%28cropped%29_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Ed_Miliband_2024_%28cropped%29_3.jpg/150px-Ed_Miliband_2024_%28cropped%29_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Ed_Miliband_2024_%28cropped%29_3.jpg/200px-Ed_Miliband_2024_%28cropped%29_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3100" data-file-height="4137" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Miliband" title="Ed Miliband">Ed Miliband</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Energy_Security_and_Net_Zero" title="Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero">Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_Security_Council_(Ukraine)"><span id="National_Security_Council_.28Ukraine.29"></span>National Security Council (Ukraine)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Security_Council_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: National Security Council (Ukraine)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To consider matters relating to the Government’s response to the situation in Ukraine.<sup id="cite_ref-NSC_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSC-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Image </th> <th>Member </th> <th>Office(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David_Lammy,_2024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/David_Lammy%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-David_Lammy%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/David_Lammy%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-David_Lammy%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/David_Lammy%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-David_Lammy%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="950" data-file-height="1267" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Lammy" title="David Lammy">David Lammy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Foreign_Secretary" title="Foreign Secretary">Foreign Secretary</a> (co-Chair) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/100px-John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/150px-John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/200px-John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1696" data-file-height="2260" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Healey" title="John Healey">John Healey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Defence Secretary</a> (co-Chair) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped_2)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2537" data-file-height="3380" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Reeves" title="Rachel Reeves">Rachel Reeves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/100px-Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/150px-Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/200px-Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1711" data-file-height="2280" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yvette_Cooper" title="Yvette Cooper">Yvette Cooper</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Home Secretary</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_Security_Council_(Resilience)"><span id="National_Security_Council_.28Resilience.29"></span>National Security Council (Resilience)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Security_Council_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: National Security Council (Resilience)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To oversee implementation and delivery of resilience matters.<sup id="cite_ref-NSC_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSC-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Image </th> <th>Member </th> <th>Office(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/100px-Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/150px-Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/200px-Pat_McFadden_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1437" data-file-height="1914" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_McFadden" title="Pat McFadden">Pat McFadden</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster" title="Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster">Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster</a> (Chair) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Angela_Rayner_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Angela_Rayner_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Angela_Rayner_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Angela_Rayner_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Angela_Rayner_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Angela_Rayner_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Angela_Rayner_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2703" data-file-height="3557" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Angela_Rayner" title="Angela Rayner">Angela Rayner</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Deputy Prime Minister</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Housing_Secretary" class="mw-redirect" title="Housing Secretary">Housing Secretary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped_2)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Rachel_Reeves_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped_2%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2537" data-file-height="3380" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Reeves" title="Rachel Reeves">Rachel Reeves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/100px-Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/150px-Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/200px-Yvette_Cooper_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1711" data-file-height="2280" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yvette_Cooper" title="Yvette Cooper">Yvette Cooper</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Home Secretary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/100px-John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/150px-John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/200px-John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1696" data-file-height="2260" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Healey" title="John Healey">John Healey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Defence Secretary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Health_and_Social_Care" title="Secretary of State for Health and Social Care">Secretary of State for Health and Social Care</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ed_Miliband_2024_(cropped)_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Ed_Miliband_2024_%28cropped%29_3.jpg/100px-Ed_Miliband_2024_%28cropped%29_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Ed_Miliband_2024_%28cropped%29_3.jpg/150px-Ed_Miliband_2024_%28cropped%29_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Ed_Miliband_2024_%28cropped%29_3.jpg/200px-Ed_Miliband_2024_%28cropped%29_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3100" data-file-height="4137" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Miliband" title="Ed Miliband">Ed Miliband</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Energy_Security_and_Net_Zero" title="Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero">Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Peter_Kyle_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Peter_Kyle_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/100px-Peter_Kyle_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Peter_Kyle_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/150px-Peter_Kyle_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Peter_Kyle_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/200px-Peter_Kyle_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1661" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Lisa_Nandy_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/150px-Lisa_Nandy_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Lisa_Nandy_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/200px-Lisa_Nandy_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1734" data-file-height="2310" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Nandy" title="Lisa Nandy">Lisa Nandy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport" title="Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport">Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_Security_Secretariat">National Security Secretariat</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Security_Council_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: National Security Secretariat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The size and shape of the National Security Secretariat (NSS) and its senior leadership has fluctuated since its inception in May 2010. From July 2010, there were two Deputy National Security Advisers (DNSAs): Julian Miller for Foreign & Defence Policy and Oliver Robbins for Intelligence, Security & Resilience.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By March 2013, Hugh Powell – previously a National Security Secretariat Director – had been promoted to a newly created third DNSA position.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 6 November 2014, there were three DNSAs: Hugh Powell as DNSA (Foreign Policy), Julian Miller as DNSA (Defence, Nuclear and Strategy) and <a href="/wiki/Paddy_McGuinness_(civil_servant)" title="Paddy McGuinness (civil servant)">Paddy McGuinness</a> as DNSA (Intelligence, Security & Resilience).<sup id="cite_ref-Dr_Joe_Devanny_&_Josh_Harris_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dr_Joe_Devanny_&_Josh_Harris-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of early December 2014, the National Security Secretariat was staffed by 180 officials<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and comprises five directorates: Foreign & Defence Policy; the <a href="/wiki/Civil_Contingencies_Secretariat" title="Civil Contingencies Secretariat">Civil Contingencies Secretariat</a>; Security & Intelligence; the Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance, and UK Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT UK).<sup id="cite_ref-Dr_Joe_Devanny_&_Josh_Harris_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dr_Joe_Devanny_&_Josh_Harris-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 10 February 2015, Liane Saunders – previously the National Security Secretariat's Director for Foreign Policy and its Afghanistan/Pakistan Coordinator – was described as an Acting Deputy National Security Adviser (Conflict, Stability and Foreign Policy).<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 16 June 2016, the Cabinet Office released staff data, correct as of 31 March 2016, listing two current Deputy National Security Advisers: Paddy McGuinness (responsible for Intelligence, Security and Resilience) and then Brigadier <a href="/wiki/Gwyn_Jenkins" title="Gwyn Jenkins">Gwyn Jenkins</a> (responsible for Conflict, Stability & Defence).<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jenkins appeared to have been in post since at least June 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to becoming a deputy National Security Adviser, Jenkins was the military assistant to prime minister <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of April 2017, it was announced that a diplomat, <a href="/wiki/Christian_Turner" title="Christian Turner">Christian Turner</a>, had replaced Jenkins as the second Deputy National Security Adviser, with a portfolio comprising 'foreign and defence policy.'<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to one of Turner's tweets, dated 13 April 2017, his first week as Deputy National Security Adviser was the week commencing Monday 10 April 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Turner is now the High Commissioner to Pakistan.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Turner was replaced by <a href="/wiki/David_Quarrey" title="David Quarrey">David Quarrey</a> in July 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was reported on 14 January 2018 that Paddy McGuinness was leaving the national security secretariat.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His successor as deputy national security adviser for intelligence, security and resilience, Richard Moore, announced his appointment on 8 January via his personal Twitter account.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moore's tenure as deputy NSA was relatively brief (circa three months), ending in early April when he returned to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as Political Director, a move he also announced via Twitter on 8 April.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although unconfirmed publicly by the UK government, <a href="/wiki/Madeleine_Alessandri" title="Madeleine Alessandri">Madeleine Alessandri</a> had replaced Moore as the second deputy national security adviser.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in September 2018, Alessandri's name and appointment was mentioned in a government response to the <a href="/wiki/Intelligence_and_Security_Committee_of_Parliament" title="Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament">Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament</a> and a list of government salaries.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alessandri apparently took up her appointment in July 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alessandri has left her Deputy NSA post to work in the Northern Ireland Office in January 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alessandri has been replaced by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Beth_Sizeland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Beth Sizeland (page does not exist)">Beth Sizeland</a><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Ellis_(diplomat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alexander Ellis (diplomat)">Alex Ellis</a> has also been added as a deputy with the title 'Deputy National Security Adviser for the Integrated Review on diplomacy, development and defence'.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sizeland's appointment was confirmed in an oral evidence by Mark Sedwill, however, as of 25 May 2020, her appointment has not been updated on the Cabinet Office website.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of October 2020, Quarrey has taken over the post of acting NSA while <a href="/wiki/Lord_Frost" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Frost">Lord Frost</a> remains Chief Negotiator for the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> talks.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 29 January 2021, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Lovegrove" title="Stephen Lovegrove">Stephen Lovegrove</a>, not Frost, would be appointed as National Security Adviser.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2022, Quarrey was appointed as the UK's Permanent Representative to NATO.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was succeeded by Sarah Macintosh. Beth Sizeland was succeeded by Matthew Collins at an unknown date and the title was retitled as Deputy National Security Adviser (Intelligence, Defence and Security).<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Security_Council_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_intelligence_agencies" title="British intelligence agencies">British intelligence agencies</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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