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Government Security Classification (GSM)

Government Security Classification (GSM)

Government Security Classification (GSM)

Status: Live
Published: 01/05/2018
Security level: Official
Amended / Internally developed: No
Live on platform: 23/07/21
Retired on platform:
Target Audience: Technical / General, Business / HR, Business / Finance , Business / Risk, Business / General, Police Officer
Authoring body: Cabinet Office
Grading: no grading applied
Policy
Abstract

This document describes how HM Government classifies information assets into OFFICAL, OFFICIAL SENSITIVE, SECRET and TOP SECRET to ensure information can be protected but also efficiently shared. This is not a statutory scheme, but operates within the requirements of the Official Secrets Acts (1911 and 1989) and the Freedom of Information Act (2000) and Data Protection legislation.

Download attachments:

National Standard Government-Security-Classifications.pdf

Additional Documentation May-2018_Working-with-OFFICIAL.PDF

Additional Documentation FAQ-Managing_Information_Risk_at_OFFICIAL_v2_-_March_2014.pdf

Additional Documentation FAQ-Working-with-Personal-Information-v1-Apr-2013.pdf

Additional Documentation Government-Security-Classifications-Supplier-Briefing-Oct-2013.pdf

Additional Documentation Government-Security-Classifications-For-Supplier-Slides-Oct_2013.pdf

Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications 
Tag: intelligence operational policing risk
Category: Security