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CHAPTER 70

SECURITY

(MOD Sponsor: FLEET PSyA)

CONTENTS

Para
J.7001. General
J.7002. Responsibility for Security
J.7003. Official Secrets Act
J.7004. Restrictions on Travel to Certain Countries
J.7005. Disclosure of Official Information
J.7006. Restrictions on Use of Official Documents
J.7007. Security of Official Documents
J.7008. Visitors
J.7009. Police and Other Civilian Authority Reports
J.7010. Disclosure of Official Information to Courts
J.7011. Nationality

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CHAPTER 70

SECURITY

J.7001. General

1. Definition of Protective Security. Protective Security is the protection of assets from

compromise. Compromise can be a breach of:

a. Confidentiality. The protection of information from damaging, unauthorised

disclosure. (eg Protection from espionage, eavesdropping, leaks and computer
hacking).

b. Integrity. The maintainance of information, systems of all kinds and physical

assets in their complete and proper form. (eg Protection from unauthorised
alteration to a computer program or data).

c. Availablity. The permitting of continuous or timely access to information systems

or physical assets by authorised users (eg Protection from sabotage, malicious
damage, theft, fire and flood).

2. In assessing integrity and availablity, consideration must be given to both the direct
and indirect consequences of compromise.

J.7002. Responsibility for Security

1. Admiralty Board Responsibility. The Admiralty Board has overriding responsibility

for the security of the Naval Service, its people, ships, establishments, equipment, stores
and activities and the release of information pertaining to the Naval Service.

2. Responsibility of CINCFLEET. The Commander-in-Chief is charged with the

responsibility for all aspects of security in ships and establishments within the Fleet TLB
both in the UK and overseas.

3. Fleet PSyA Responsibility. Acting on behalf of CINCFLEET and 2SL/CNH the

FLEET Principle Security Advisor is responsible for overseeing the implementation of
physical, documentary, IT and personnel security as promulgated by DDefSy in JSP 440.

4. Other Authorities’ Responsibilities. Commanding Officers and Heads of

Establishments are to implement such measures as may be necessary to ensure the
security of ships, establishments and units under their command or management and in
particular are to ensure that security policy is rigorously applied.

5. Commanding Officer’s Responsibilities. Commanding Officers and Heads of

Establishments are to implement security under Risk Management procedures, iaw
JSP 440 and the FLEET Security Risk Management Document. They are to ensure that
CINCFLEET,2SL/CNH, or any senior officer acting locally on their behalf, as appropriate,
is kept informed of all matters affecting the security of their ships, units or establishments.

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a. Immediate threats. If an immediate threat develops and time or other

circumstances preclude the use of normal command and management
arrangements, directing those authorities with command or management
responsibilities to take such measures and employ such resources as are
required to contain or overcome the threat.

6. Unit Security Officer. Commanding Officers and Heads of Establishments are to

nominate an officer as the Unit Security Officer (USO). In larger units or establishments,
assistants to the USO, departmental USOs and assistant departmental USOs are also
nominated. The duties of a USO are set out in Chapter 29.

J.7003. Official Secrets Act

1. Every Officer is responsible for ensuring that all persons under his command are
acquainted with the provisions of the Official Secrets Acts 1911-1989, and with the need
for strict compliance with those provisions. All personnel are to be reminded annually of
their responsibilities under the Acts. That appendix also reproduces declarations regarding
the Official Secrets Acts; these are to be signed by all personnel joining and leaving the
regular Services.

J.7004. Restrictions on Travel to Certain Countries

1. All serving personnel are to report to FLEET PSyA their intention to travel abroad on
leave to countries to which Special Security Regulations Apply (see JSP 440).

J.7005. Disclosure of Official Information

1. It can be an offence against the Official Secrets Acts for a person to divulge, whether
during or after a period of Service with the Armed Forces, official information acquired by
personnel during such service unless expressly authorized to do so. All personnel are
forbidden to communicate any official information, including information about to be made
public, to any other person other than one to whom they are authorized to communicate it,
or one to whom it is their official duty to communicate it. The use of such information for
personal controversy or for any private purpose during or after completion of service
without due authority may be a breach of the Official Secrets Acts. Information acquired in
an official capacity by anyone seconded for service with another Government Department
is not to be disclosed without the express permission of that Department.

2. Any information of a professional or technical nature that members of the Armed

Forces may acquire in the performance of their duty, or in the course of their official
studies, is the property of the Crown and is not to be published in any form without the prior
approval of the Ministry of Defence.

J.7006. Restrictions on Use of Official Documents

1. Official reports, correspondence, documents or magnetic media of whatever

description, whether protectively marked or not, are the property of the Crown. The only
legitimate use which personnel may make of official documents, or information derived
from them, is for the furtherance of the public service in the performance of their duty.

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2. All official publications and documents produced in the course of official duty are
Crown copyright, including correspondence, drawings, maps, photographs and musical
and other artistic works. Photographs taken with official equipment and material whether
or not for authorized purposes are also Crown copyright. Permission for reproduction, in
whole or in part, for any non-official purpose must be obtained from The Stationery Office,
in whom Crown copyright is vested, or from a person holding his delegated authority.
Applications should be referred to the Ministry of Defence (MOD Library (Crown Copyright
Section)) copy to the Director of Corporate Communications (Navy).

J.7007. Security of Official Documents

1. Instructions governing the security of official documents and in particular their

protective marking, custody, handling and transmission are contained in JSP 440.

J.7008. Visitors

1. A Commanding Officer or Head of Establishment is to satisfy himself that proper

arrangements are made and orders issued to control the admission of visitors, and is to
ensure that Ministry of Defence instructions governing visits to ships, units and
establishments of persons not in HM Service are carefully observed.

J.7009. Police and Other Civilian Authority Reports

1. Officers who seek the assistance of civilian authorities or organisations (e.g., the
police or welfare organisations) to deal with problems concerning members of the Forces
are reminded that all reports from such authorities are to be treated as ‘IN CONFIDENCE’
whether they are so marked or not. These reports must not be quoted verbatim nor their
source disclosed except to another Service authority whose attention is to be drawn to
their confidential nature.

J.7010. Disclosure of Official Information to Courts

1. Instructions regarding the disclosure of official information (either oral, electronic or

documentary) to courts or in arbitration proceedings, and the giving of evidence by expert
witnesses, are contained in Para J.5808.

J.7011. Nationality

1. Nationality is recorded when application is made to join the Naval Service.

2. Nationality, if not sole UK, may restrict personnel from having access to certain
protectively marked material. To ensure that nationality records are kept up to date, all
personnel are to report any change in status through their Commanding Officer to DNCM
as appropriate.

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