MI5
British domestic intelligence agency
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| June 2025 | High Court case begins regarding the MI5 agent 'X', with MI5 accepting that the agent's protected status should no longer be maintained, after previously neither confirming nor denying his role as an agent. |
| May 2022 | BBC reported on an unnamed MI5 agent 'X' who was involved in domestic abuse, revealing the agent had far-right extremist views despite the British government's attempts to block the story. |
| December 16 2020 | The High Court rejected Rangzieb Ahmed's civil claim against MI5 regarding allegations of torture collusion. |
| October 2020 | Rangzieb Ahmed filed a civil claim against MI5, alleging collusion in his torture during his 2006 detention in Pakistan. |
| April 2020 | Ken McCallum succeeded Andrew Parker as Director General of MI5, taking leadership of the Security Service. |
| December 2019 | The Investigatory Powers Tribunal dismissed the human rights organizations' request to declare the MI5 criminal authorization policy illegal, with a 3-to-2 decision supporting the government's position. |
| November 2019 | Four human rights organizations challenged the UK government's long-standing policy allowing MI5 officers to authorize agents to participate in criminal activities that protect national security or the country's economic interests. |
| 2018 | The Data Protection Act was implemented, establishing new guidelines for handling and protecting sensitive information. |
| March 2018 | The UK government publicly acknowledged that MI5 officers are legally permitted to authorize agents to commit criminal activities within the United Kingdom, sparking controversy about the extent of authorized criminality. |
| 2016 | The Investigatory Powers Act was passed, further defining the legal framework for MI5's investigative capabilities. |
| 2013 | Andrew Parker becomes Director General. |
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