History
The Security Service currently maintains a history of threat levels on the services website.
| Date | Threat level |
|---|---|
| 1 August 2006 | Severe |
| 10 August 2006 | Critical |
| 13 August 2006 | Severe |
| 30 June 2007 | Critical |
| 4 July 2007 | Severe |
| 20 July 2009 | Substantial |
| 22 January 2010 | Severe |
| Date | International terrorism | Irish related terrorism |
|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2010 | Severe | GB: substantial. NI: severe |
| 11 July 2011 | Substantial | GB: substantial. NI: severe |
| 24 October 2012 – present | Substantial | GB: moderate. NI: severe |
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