HM Government Communications Centre

His Majesty's Government Communications Centre

Agency overview
Formed| 1938 (1938)[1]
Jurisdiction| His Majesty's Government
Headquarters| Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes, MK19 7BH, England, United Kingdom
[ ⚑ ] : 52°06′20″N 0°48′36″W﻿ / ﻿52.1055°N 0.80990°W﻿ / 52.1055; -0.80990
Minister responsible|

* David Cameron, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Agency executive|

* George Williamson[1], Chief Executive Officer

Parent department| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Website| {{{1}}}

His Majesty's Government Communications Centre (HMGCC) is an organisation which provides electronics and software to support the communication needs of the British Government. Based at Hanslope Park, near Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, it is closely linked with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the British intelligence agencies.[2]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Structure
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

HMGCC was founded in 1938, specialising in overseas bespoke wireless communications.[3] HMGCC used to have a communications centre at Signal Hill near Gawcott, in Buckinghamshire. Stephen Ball was Chief Executive until 2000,[4] when Dr John Widdowson took over; Widdowson moved to GCHQ in 2005.[5] Sarah-Jill Lennard was CEO from 2008 to 2011.[6] Juliette Wilcox was CEO from 2019 to 2021.

## Structure

The organisation provides bespoke solutions to fit the needs of the government, its organisations, and specifically its intelligence assets. As of 2024, HMGCC had teams in the following areas:[7]

* Software engineering
* Manufacturing
* Corporate and support
* Project and programme management
* Systems engineering
* Hardware engineering

## See also

* GCHQ
* MI5
* MI6
* Bletchley Park
* Hanslope Park

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Government body behind secret tech opens doors to expand engineering excellence". 6 December 2023. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-body-behind-secret-tech-opens-doors-to-expand-engineering-excellence. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
2. ↑ "Inside the secret complex making high-tech gadgets for UK spies" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2023-12-06. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-67626880.
3. ↑ "Who we are". https://www.hmgcc.gov.uk/about-us/. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
4. ↑ "Honorary Doctorate 2013 - Stephen Ball". Plymouth University. Archived from the original. Error: If you specify `|archiveurl=`, you must also specify `|archivedate=`. https://web.archive.org/web/20140124060623/http://www1.plymouth.ac.uk/graduation/honorarydegrees/honoraries2013/Pages/Stephen-Ball.aspx.
5. ↑ "John Widdowson becomes Director of CESG". University of Warwick. 28 November 2013. http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/people/aldrich/vigilant/lectures/gchq/widdowson/.
6. ↑ "Sarah-Jill Lennard, Non-Executive Director". https://www.cifas.org.uk/about-cifas/governance/sarah-jill-lennard.
7. ↑ "Areas". https://www.hmgcc.gov.uk/our-teams/. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

## External links

* Official HMGCC Website

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