Editing Special Branch (section)

==Bahamas==
[[File:RBPF crest.jpg|thumb|Crest of the [[Royal Bahamas Police Force]]]]
The '''Security and Intelligence Branch''', also known as Special Branch, is the main domestic [[Intelligence (information gathering)|intelligence]] and [[Security agency|security service]] in the [[Commonwealth of the Bahamas]]. It is mandated to perform intelligence operations inside the [[The Bahamas|Bahamas]] to ensure the safety of [[Bahamian people|Bahamian]] [[citizens]] and foreigners. The branch is also mandated to perform [[background check]]s on persons who have been recruited for jobs such as police officers and [[Royal Bahamas Defence Force|defence]] force officers and to check persons up for promotions.<ref name="SBref8">{{cite web|url=http://www.jonesbahamas.com/news/45/ARTICLE/22449/2011-02-02.html |title=Judge To Decide on Prosecutor's Trial By Month's End |access-date=2 March 2011 |first=Sasha L. |last=Lightbourne |date=2 February 2011 |publisher=Jones Bahamas |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713115803/http://www.jonesbahamas.com/news/45/ARTICLE/22449/2011-02-02.html |archive-date=13 July 2011 }}</ref> The Director of the Security Intelligence Branch holds the rank of Chief Superintendent.