This article examines the issue of parliamentary control over the intelligence services in Kyrgyzstan and world practice in this area. The author analyzes the main aspects of parliamentary control over the activities of intelligence services, the main problems and challenges faced by parliamentary committees on national security issues in Kyrgyzstan, and also examines the control mechanisms used in foreign countries. Consideration of this topic is important for ensuring transparency and responsibility of intelligence services to society, improving existing standards for exercising control over intelligence services, which have not been subject to radical reform