UK Government, the Law and Your Role
Who is responsible for foreign intelligence gathering in the UK?
AMI5 (the domestic Security Service)
BGCHQ (the signals intelligence agency)
CThe Metropolitan Police Special Branch
DMI6 (SIS — the Secret Intelligence Service) ✓
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is MI6 (SIS — the Secret Intelligence Service).
MI6 (officially known as the Secret Intelligence Service or SIS) is the UK's foreign intelligence service, responsible for gathering intelligence overseas to protect the UK's national security.
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