Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians’ 2025-26 Departmental Plan: At a glance
A departmental plan describes a department’s priorities, plans and associated costs for the upcoming three fiscal years.
Key priorities
The Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians’ priorities for 2025-26 are:
- Support the Committee’s completion of ongoing reviews;
- Support the orientation of a new Committee following a general election;
- Support the Committee’s deliberations on its forward review plan; and
- Support the Committee’s engagement with Parliament on the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act (NSICOP Act) five-year review.
Highlights
In 2025-26, total planned spending for the Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians is $3,760,374 and the total planned full-time equivalent staff is 12 (these figures include internal services). For complete information on the Secretariat’s total planned spending and human resources, read the Planned spending and human resources section.
The following provides a summary of the department’s planned achievements for 2025-26 according to its approved Departmental Results Framework. A Departmental Results Framework consists of a department’s core responsibilities, the results it plans to achieve, and the performance indicators that measure progress toward these results.
Parliamentary review of national security and intelligence activities
- Planned spending: The planned spending for 2025-26 is $2,643,480.
- Planned human resources: 9 full time equivalents for 2025-26.
- Departmental results:
- Enhancing transparency and accountability of the national security framework.
The Secretariat will assist the Committee in completing ongoing reviews. The Secretariat will assist the Committee in the completion of the Committee’s 2025 Annual Report.
The Secretariat will support the Committee’s development of its review plan. The Secretariat will facilitate the Committee’s engagement with national security and intelligence stakeholders. The Secretariat will support the Committee’s engagement with Parliament for the five-year review of the NSICOP Act.
More information about the review by parliamentarians of national security and intelligence activities can be found in the full departmental plan.