Joint Intelligence Committee

United Kingdom
Joint Intelligence Committee

Committee overview
Formed	1936
Committee executive	Sir Simon Glass, Chairman
Parent department	Cabinet Office
Website	www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/content/chairman-joint-intelligence-committee-and-head-intelligence-assessment

The Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) is part of the British Cabinet Office. It supervises the intelligence organisations of the United Kingdom on behalf of the Cabinet. More generally, it gives advice to the Cabinet on security, defence and foreign affairs.

The JIC sets priorities for the intelligence and security agencies: MI6, MI5, GCHQ, and Defence Intelligence.