By Sam Webb
A Home Office civil servant who oversees security for Buckingham Palace security has been charged with viewing child pornography.
David Tracey, 48,of Billericay, Essex, was arrested by officers from Essex Police and charged with four counts of making indecent images of children.
He works at the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism, a Whitehall unit that oversees strategy on thwarting terrorists.
Sources told the Sun that Tracey had advised strategy on the protection of Royal palaces and other important public buildings, including Downing Street and nuclear sites.
Tracey is also believed to be responsible for advising on security strategy at Number Ten and nuclear sites.
Tracey appeared at Southend Magistrates Court on November 14 and has been bailed to return to Basildon Magistrates Court in January.
The OSCT unit is part of the Home Office and reports directly to Home Secretary Theresa May and parliamentary under-secretary of state for crime and security James Brokenshire.
Its primary objective is to protect the public from terrorism by working with other agencies and departments, including MI5, to evolve and implement the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST.
