| ID | 172925 |
| Title Proper | Security, scandal and the security commission report, 1981 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lomas, Daniel W B |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This research note introduces the December 1981 report of the Security Commission. This report was never released with the main conclusions forming the basis of a statement by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, published in May 1982. But the 1981 report is significant for a number of reasons. It was the first major review of government security since the Radcliffe Report of 1961, resulting in a number of recommendations that changed government vetting for the rest of the 1980s. The report also recommended the avowal of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency – a recommendation that proved especially controversial. |
| `In' analytical Note | Intelligence and National Security Vol. 35, No.5; Aug 2020: p.734-750 |
| Journal Source | Intelligence and National Security Vol: 35 No 5 |
| Key Words | Security ; Scandal ; 1981 ; Security Commission Report |