| Organisation overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Government of the United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | 70 Whitehall, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Annual budget |  £ 5.2million |
| Minister responsible | |
TheJoint Intelligence Organisation is a Britishintelligence agency responsible forintelligence assessment and development of the UK intelligence community's analytical capability.[1] It is headed by a Permanent Secretary-level[clarification needed] civil servant.
The organisation supports the work of theJoint Intelligence Committee (tasked with directing theSecret Intelligence Service (MI6),Security Service (MI5) andGCHQ) andNational Security Council by providing intelligence assessments to Ministers and senior officials.
The primary function of the organisation is to provide assessments of situations and issues of current concern, warnings of threats to British interests and identifying and monitoring countries at risk of instability.
Consisting of intelligence analysts from a wide range of departments and disciplines, an assessments staff draws upon a range of intelligence, primarily from British intelligence agencies but also diplomatic reporting and open source material.
TheJoint Intelligence Committee agrees most assessments before they are circulated to Ministers and senior officials.
The Head of the JIO is also the Professional Head of Intelligence Analysis, and advises on gaps and duplication in analyst training and on recruitment of analysts, career structures and interchange opportunities in order to improve the UK intelligence community's analytical capability.
The Professional Head of Intelligence Analysis also carries out the development of analytical methodology and training for allUK intelligence communityintelligence analysts.