Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre
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Formed | June 2003 |
Headquarters | Secretary of State for the Home Department |
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Parent Organization | MI5 |
The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) is an all-source intelligence organisation closely related to the United Kingdom Security Service which provides advice to the British government and firms within the Critical National Infrastructure on terrorist threats.
Operating from Thames House on Millbank in central London, it provides regular assessments to government departments, major companies and institutions, predominantly in the transport, financial services, utilities and telecommunications industries.
Organisation
The Director of JTAC reports to the
As a body closely related to the Security Service, JTAC is bound by the provisions of the
Dissemination of information
Assessments are used to inform the threat levels disseminated through the Security Service,
Threat levels
The range of five available threat levels is:
- Low – an attack is unlikely
- Moderate – an attack is possible, but not likely
- Substantial – an attack is likely
- Severe – an attack is highly likely
- Critical – an attack is highly likely in the near future
This is a reduction from the previous seven levels in order to simplify communication to the general public.
Public attention
JTAC rose to public prominence following the terrorist attacks in London in
See also
- British intelligence agencies
- Counter-terrorism
- Threat level (disambiguation)
- National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) – a similar body in the United States
References
- "Report into the London Terrorist Attacks on 7 July 2005" (PDF). UK Intelligence and Security Committee. May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2006. (pdf)
External links
- The UK's Threat Level System, MI5 website
- Current threat level, Home Office website
- Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, MI5 website