Article 3V3MA UK spy agencies criticised for lack of black leaders

UK spy agencies criticised for lack of black leaders

by
Ewen MacAskill Defence and intelligence correspond
from World news | The Guardian on (#3V3MA)

MI6 and MI5 had no one from minority ethnic background in a top post, MPs find

The UK's intelligence agencies suffer from a lack of black and Asian staff in top posts, according to a report from the parliamentary intelligence and security committee published on Wednesday.

Neither MI6, which deals with overseas intelligence-gathering, nor MI5 had any people from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background in the top posts in 2016-17. The surveillance agency GCHQ was the only agency listed as having any staff at a senior level from a BAME background.

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