RAF Menwith Hill - Accountability
Accountability
Public and Parliamentary scrutiny of RAF Menwith Hill is provided through clear lines of Ministerial responsibility and by the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), which draws its members from all major political parties in Parliament.
Government Ministers are fully briefed on the activities at RAF Menwith Hill as a matter of course and visit the base as part of their normal pattern of Ministerial duties. The ISC also make regular visits to RAF Menwith Hill.
It would be inappropriate to go into any detail about operations carried out at RAF Menwith Hill in support of national security. However, we can say that work at the base is carried out by mixed teams of UK and US operators. Tasks are managed in a way that accords with the law, including the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Human Rights Act 1998.