Foreword

Foreword

Diversity is essential for the intelligence and security Agencies:
perhaps more so than for any other sector given the nature of their
work. The Committee is therefore extremely grateful to Hazel Blears
for the very valuable work she has done to address the issues faced
by women in the UK intelligence community. Her commitment and
effort on behalf of the rest of the Committee are greatly appreciated.
Whilst the work has been driven by Ms Blears, this Report has the
complete backing of all members of the Committee and we expect
the Agencies to take forward the recommendations contained in the
Report. The heads of the Agencies have expressed a clear intent to
increase diversity in their organisations and we are pleased to note
the progress that has been achieved so far on this issue. However,
more must be done, and we expect to see further improvements.
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