Her Majesty's Government Communications Centre

Her Majesty's Government Communications Centre
HMGCC
Abbreviation HMGCC
Legal status Government agency
Purpose Government communications research
Location
Region served
UK
Membership
380 staff
Parent organization
 FCO
Affiliations GCHQ, MI5
Budget
£30m
Website HMGCC

Her Majesty's Government Communications Centre (HMGCC) is a small group tasked to provide electronics and software to support the communication needs of the British Government. Based at Hanslope Park, it is closely linked with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the British intelligence community.

History

HMGCC used to have a communications centre at Signal Hill near Gawcott, also in Buckinghamshire. Stephen Ball was Chief Executive until 2000,[1] when Dr John Widdowson took over; Widdowson moved to GCHQ in 2005.[2]

Structure

The organisation employs more than 500 personnel[3] and the solutions it provides are bespoke to fit the needs of the government, its organisations, and specifically its intelligence assets. HMGCC is responsible for research and design in the following disciplines:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Honorary Doctorate". Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "John Widdowson becomes Director of CESG". University of Warwick. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. ↑ HMGCC Website, retrieved 2018-09-28

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