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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Defence_policy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Defence policy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Defence_policy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Governance_and_departmental_organisation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Governance_and_departmental_organisation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Governance and departmental organisation</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Governance_and_departmental_organisation-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Governance and departmental organisation subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Governance_and_departmental_organisation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Governance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Governance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Governance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Governance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Departmental_organisation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Departmental_organisation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Departmental organisation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Departmental_organisation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Contracting" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Contracting"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Contracting</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Contracting-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Property_portfolio" class="vector-toc-list-item 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href="#Controversies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Controversies</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Controversies-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Controversies subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Controversies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Fraud" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fraud"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Fraud</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fraud-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Germ_and_chemical_warfare_tests" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Germ_and_chemical_warfare_tests"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Germ and chemical warfare tests</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Germ_and_chemical_warfare_tests-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Civil_action" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Civil_action"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>Civil action</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Civil_action-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Territorial_Army_cuts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Territorial_Army_cuts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>Territorial Army cuts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Territorial_Army_cuts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Overspending" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Overspending"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.5</span> <span>Overspending</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Overspending-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hacking" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hacking"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.6</span> <span>Hacking</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hacking-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bibliography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bibliography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Bibliography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bibliography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc 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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">UK Government department responsible for defence</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the department established in 1964. For the department from 1947 to 1964, see <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(1947%E2%80%931964)" title="Ministry of Defence (1947–1964)">Ministry of Defence (1947–1964)</a>. For its headquarters, see <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_Main_Building" title="Ministry of Defence Main Building">Ministry of Defence Main Building</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size: 125%;">Ministry of Defence</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MinistryOfDefence.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d5/MinistryOfDefence.svg/155px-MinistryOfDefence.svg.png" decoding="async" width="155" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d5/MinistryOfDefence.svg/233px-MinistryOfDefence.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d5/MinistryOfDefence.svg/310px-MinistryOfDefence.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="352" data-file-height="284" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Logo</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ministry_of_Defence,_London_from_air.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Ministry_of_Defence%2C_London_from_air.jpg/240px-Ministry_of_Defence%2C_London_from_air.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Ministry_of_Defence%2C_London_from_air.jpg/360px-Ministry_of_Defence%2C_London_from_air.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Ministry_of_Defence%2C_London_from_air.jpg/480px-Ministry_of_Defence%2C_London_from_air.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1169" data-file-height="635" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_Main_Building" title="Ministry of Defence Main Building">MoD Main Building</a>, Westminster</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Department overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">1 April 1964 (as modern department)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">Government of the United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_Main_Building" title="Ministry of Defence Main Building">Main Building</a>, Whitehall, Westminster, London<br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&params=51.504_N_0.1249_W_type:landmark_region:GB"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°30′14″N</span> <span class="longitude">0°07′30″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.5040°N 0.1249°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.5040; -0.1249</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Employees</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>60,000 (FTE) civilian staff (April 2021)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li>198,940 military personnel<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Annual budget</th><td class="infobox-data">£55 billion; <a href="/wiki/Fiscal_year" title="Fiscal year">FY</a><span class="nowrap"> </span>2021<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Secretary of State responsible</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/John_Healey" title="John Healey">John Healey</a> MP, <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Secretary of State for Defence</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Department executives</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Admiral (United Kingdom)">Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Radakin" title="Tony Radakin">Sir Tony Radakin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/David_Williams_(civil_servant)" title="David Williams (civil servant)">David Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Permanent_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence">Permanent Secretary</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Child agencies</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Defence_Equipment_and_Support" title="Defence Equipment and Support">Defence Equipment and Support</a></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Defence_Science_and_Technology_Laboratory" title="Defence Science and Technology Laboratory">Defence Science and Technology Laboratory</a></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Hydrographic_Office" title="United Kingdom Hydrographic Office">United Kingdom Hydrographic Office</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gov.uk/mod">gov<wbr />.uk<wbr />/mod</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1143261#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Ministry of Defence</b> (<b>MOD</b> or <b>MoD</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Departments_of_the_Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom">ministerial department</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">Government of the United Kingdom</a>. It is responsible for implementing the defence policy set by the government and serves as the headquarters of the <a href="/wiki/British_Armed_Forces" title="British Armed Forces">British Armed Forces</a>. </p><p>The MOD states that its principal objectives are to defend the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland">United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</a> and its interests and to strengthen international peace and stability.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The MOD also manages day-to-day running of the armed forces, contingency planning and <a href="/wiki/Defence_procurement" class="mw-redirect" title="Defence procurement">defence procurement</a>. </p><p>The expenditure, administration and policy of the MOD are scrutinised by the <a href="/wiki/Defence_Select_Committee" title="Defence Select Committee">Defence Select Committee</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> except for <a href="/wiki/Defence_Intelligence" title="Defence Intelligence">Defence Intelligence</a> which instead falls under the <a href="/wiki/Intelligence_and_Security_Committee_of_Parliament" title="Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament">Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 1920s and 1930s, British <a href="/wiki/Civil_servant" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil servant">civil servants</a> and politicians, looking back at the performance of the state during <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, concluded that there was a need for greater co-ordination between the three services that made up the armed forces of the United Kingdom: the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>, the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>. The formation of a united ministry of defence was rejected by the coalition government of <a href="/wiki/David_Lloyd_George" title="David Lloyd George">David Lloyd George</a> in 1921, but the <a href="/wiki/Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee" title="Chiefs of Staff Committee">Chiefs of Staff Committee</a> was formed in 1923, for the purposes of inter-service co-ordination. As rearmament became a concern during the 1930s, <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Baldwin" title="Stanley Baldwin">Stanley Baldwin</a> created the position of <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Co-ordination_of_Defence" title="Minister for Co-ordination of Defence">Minister for Co-ordination of Defence</a>. <a href="/wiki/Ernle_Chatfield,_1st_Baron_Chatfield" title="Ernle Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield">Ernle Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield</a> held the post until the fall of the <a href="/wiki/Chamberlain_war_ministry" title="Chamberlain war ministry">Chamberlain government</a> in 1940. His success was limited by his lack of control over the existing Service departments, and his lack of political influence. </p><p>On forming his government in 1940, <a href="/wiki/Winston_Churchill" title="Winston Churchill">Winston Churchill</a> created the office of Minister of Defence, to exercise ministerial control over the Chiefs of Staff Committee and to co-ordinate defence matters. The post was held by the Prime Minister of the day until <a href="/wiki/Clement_Attlee" title="Clement Attlee">Clement Attlee</a>'s government introduced the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(1947%E2%80%931964)" title="Ministry of Defence (1947–1964)">Ministry of Defence Act of 1946</a>. After 1946, the three posts of <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_War" title="Secretary of State for War">Secretary of State for War</a>, <a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">First Lord of the Admiralty</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Air" title="Secretary of State for Air">Secretary of State for Air</a> were formally subordinated to the new <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Minister of Defence</a>, who had a seat in the Cabinet. The three service ministers – Admiralty, War, Air – remained in direct operational control of their respective services, but ceased to attend Cabinet. </p><p>From 1946 to 1964, five Departments of State did the work of the modern Ministry of Defence: the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom Admiralty">Admiralty</a>, the <a href="/wiki/War_Office" title="War Office">War Office</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Air_Ministry" title="Air Ministry">Air Ministry</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Aviation" title="Ministry of Aviation">Ministry of Aviation</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(1947%E2%80%9364)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Defence (1947–64)">an earlier form</a> of the Ministry of Defence. Those departments merged in 1964, and the defence functions of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Aviation_Supply&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Aviation Supply (page does not exist)">Ministry of Aviation Supply</a> were merged into the Ministry of Defence in 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The unification of all defence activities under a single ministry was motivated by a desire to curb <a href="/wiki/Interservice_rivalry" title="Interservice rivalry">interservice rivalries</a> and followed the precedent set by the American <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Act_of_1947" title="National Security Act of 1947">National Security Act of 1947</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ministerial_team">Ministerial team</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ministerial team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ministers in the Ministry of Defence are as follows, with cabinet ministers in bold:<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="95x">Minister </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Office </th> <th>Portfolio </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Healey_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Healey (politician)">John Healey</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;">MP</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Healey_2024.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/John_Healey_2024.jpg/93px-John_Healey_2024.jpg" decoding="async" width="93" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/John_Healey_2024.jpg/140px-John_Healey_2024.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/John_Healey_2024.jpg/187px-John_Healey_2024.jpg 2x" data-file-width="365" data-file-height="539" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Secretary of State for Defence</a> </td> <td>Overall responsibility for the department; strategic operations and operational strategy, including as a member of the National Security Council; defence planning, programme and resource allocation; strategic international partnerships: US, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, NATO; nuclear operations, policy and organisations; strategic communications. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maria_Eagle" title="Maria Eagle">Maria Eagle</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">MP</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Maria_Eagle_MP_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Official_portrait_of_Maria_Eagle_MP_crop_2.jpg/103px-Official_portrait_of_Maria_Eagle_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="103" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Official_portrait_of_Maria_Eagle_MP_crop_2.jpg/155px-Official_portrait_of_Maria_Eagle_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Official_portrait_of_Maria_Eagle_MP_crop_2.jpg/207px-Official_portrait_of_Maria_Eagle_MP_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Defence_Procurement" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Defence Procurement">Minister of State for Defence Procurement</a> </td> <td>Defence procurement; defence industrial strategy; economic growth and export campaigns; export licensing and controls; defence industry relationships; acquisition reform; equipment plan; defence estates; Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO); Defence Digital; science and technology; research and development; single source contract regulations; shipbuilding; multi-lateral capability programmes and organisations </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vernon_Coaker" title="Vernon Coaker">Lord Coaker</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Vernon_Coaker_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Official_portrait_of_Vernon_Coaker_crop_2.jpg/103px-Official_portrait_of_Vernon_Coaker_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="103" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Official_portrait_of_Vernon_Coaker_crop_2.jpg/155px-Official_portrait_of_Vernon_Coaker_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Official_portrait_of_Vernon_Coaker_crop_2.jpg/207px-Official_portrait_of_Vernon_Coaker_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1554" data-file-height="2072" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Defence" title="Minister of State for Defence">Minister of State for Defence</a> </td> <td>Corporate governance including transformation programme; single departmental plan, risk reporting and health, safety and security; EU relations, including Brexit (excluding No Deal planning); engagement with retired senior Defence personnel and wider opinion formers; arms control and counter-proliferation, including strategic export licensing and chemical and biological weapons; UK Hydrographic Office; Statutory Instrument programme; Australia, Asia and Far East defence engagement; Defence Fire and Rescue; safety and security; Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland devolved authorities; ship wrecks, museums and heritage; Ministry of Defence Police; ministerial correspondence and PQs </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Pollard" title="Luke Pollard">Luke Pollard</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">MP</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Luke_Pollard_MP_crop_2,_2024.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Official_portrait_of_Luke_Pollard_MP_crop_2%2C_2024.jpg/103px-Official_portrait_of_Luke_Pollard_MP_crop_2%2C_2024.jpg" decoding="async" width="103" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Official_portrait_of_Luke_Pollard_MP_crop_2%2C_2024.jpg/155px-Official_portrait_of_Luke_Pollard_MP_crop_2%2C_2024.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Official_portrait_of_Luke_Pollard_MP_crop_2%2C_2024.jpg/207px-Official_portrait_of_Luke_Pollard_MP_crop_2%2C_2024.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="Minister of State for the Armed Forces">Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces</a> </td> <td>Recruitment and readiness; Afghan resettlement and relocation; Ukraine support; Armed Forces Commissioner; climate change and sustainability; force generation, posture and deployment; global operational policy and commitments; crisis response; Permanent Joint Operating Bases; military aid to civilian authorities; national resilience; Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alistair_Carns" title="Alistair Carns">Alistair Carns</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">MP</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Al_Carns_MP_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Official_portrait_of_Al_Carns_MP_crop_2.jpg/103px-Official_portrait_of_Al_Carns_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="103" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Official_portrait_of_Al_Carns_MP_crop_2.jpg/154px-Official_portrait_of_Al_Carns_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Official_portrait_of_Al_Carns_MP_crop_2.jpg/205px-Official_portrait_of_Al_Carns_MP_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Veterans_and_People" title="Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Veterans and People">Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Veterans and People</a> </td> <td>Veterans policy and delivery; civilian workforce; armed forces people policy; armed forces families; Office for Veterans Affairs (OVA); Veterans UK; Armed Forces Covenant; service resettlement; incentivisation; reserves and cadets; equality, diversity and inclusion; pensions and compensation; service charities; Service Justice System; legal </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Senior_military_officials">Senior military officials</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Senior military officials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:191120-N-BD231-113_(49106133536)_(Tony_Radakin_cropped_3-4).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, the Chief of the Defence Staff." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/191120-N-BD231-113_%2849106133536%29_%28Tony_Radakin_cropped_3-4%29.jpg/220px-191120-N-BD231-113_%2849106133536%29_%28Tony_Radakin_cropped_3-4%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/191120-N-BD231-113_%2849106133536%29_%28Tony_Radakin_cropped_3-4%29.jpg/330px-191120-N-BD231-113_%2849106133536%29_%28Tony_Radakin_cropped_3-4%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/191120-N-BD231-113_%2849106133536%29_%28Tony_Radakin_cropped_3-4%29.jpg/440px-191120-N-BD231-113_%2849106133536%29_%28Tony_Radakin_cropped_3-4%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="796" data-file-height="1062" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(Royal_Navy)" title="Admiral (Royal Navy)">Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Radakin" title="Tony Radakin">Sir Tony Radakin</a>, the Chief of the Defence Staff.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coronation_of_Charles_III_and_Camilla_-_Before_King%27s_Procession_(078).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Coronation_of_Charles_III_and_Camilla_-_Before_King%27s_Procession_%28078%29.jpg/220px-Coronation_of_Charles_III_and_Camilla_-_Before_King%27s_Procession_%28078%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Coronation_of_Charles_III_and_Camilla_-_Before_King%27s_Procession_%28078%29.jpg/330px-Coronation_of_Charles_III_and_Camilla_-_Before_King%27s_Procession_%28078%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Coronation_of_Charles_III_and_Camilla_-_Before_King%27s_Procession_%28078%29.jpg/440px-Coronation_of_Charles_III_and_Camilla_-_Before_King%27s_Procession_%28078%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3328" data-file-height="2085" /></a><figcaption>Defence chiefs at the Coronation of Charles III in 2023</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chiefs_of_the_Defence_Staff">Chiefs of the Defence Staff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Chiefs of the Defence Staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a> (CDS) is the professional head of the British Armed Forces and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Secretary of State for Defence</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a>. </p><p>The CDS is supported by the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS) who deputises and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the armed services aspect of the MOD through the Central Staff, working closely alongside the Permanent Secretary. They are joined by the professional heads of the three British armed services (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>) and the Commander of <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Command_(United_Kingdom)" title="Strategic Command (United Kingdom)">Strategic Command</a>. All personnel sit at <a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO">OF-9</a> rank in the <a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO">NATO rank system</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Together the Chiefs of Staff form the <a href="/wiki/Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee" title="Chiefs of Staff Committee">Chiefs of Staff Committee</a> with responsibility for providing advice on operational military matters and the preparation and conduct of military operations. </p><p>The current Chiefs of Staff are as follows.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Radakin" title="Tony Radakin">Admiral Sir Tony Radakin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice-Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sharon_Nesmith" title="Sharon Nesmith">General Sharon Nesmith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Key" title="Ben Key">Admiral Sir Ben Key</a> (Head of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the General Staff</a> – <a href="/wiki/Roland_Walker" title="Roland Walker">General Sir Roland Walker</a> (Head of the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Air Staff</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sir_Richard_Knighton" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Richard Knighton">Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton</a> (Head of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_Strategic_Command" title="Commander Strategic Command">Commander Strategic Command</a> – <a href="/wiki/James_Hockenhull" title="James Hockenhull">General Sir James Hockenhull</a> (Head of <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Command_(United_Kingdom)" title="Strategic Command (United Kingdom)">Strategic Command</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_senior_military_officers">Other senior military officers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Other senior military officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Chief of Defence Staff is supported by several <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff" title="Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff">Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff</a> and senior officers at <a href="/wiki/OF-8" class="mw-redirect" title="OF-8">OF-8</a> rank.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Chief of Defence People – <a href="/wiki/Vice-admiral_(Royal_Navy)" title="Vice-admiral (Royal Navy)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Philip_Hally" title="Philip Hally">Phillip Hally</a></li> <li>Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations) – <a href="/wiki/Air_marshal" title="Air marshal">Air Marshal</a> <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Smyth" title="Harvey Smyth">Harvey Smyth</a></li> <li>Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Financial and Military Capability) – <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Magowan" title="Robert Magowan">Sir Robert Magowan</a> RM</li> <li>Chief of Joint Operations – <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Stickland" title="Charles Stickland">Charles Stickland</a>, based at <a href="/wiki/Northwood_Headquarters" title="Northwood Headquarters">Northwood Headquarters</a></li> <li>Defence Senior Adviser Middle East – <a href="/wiki/Air_marshal" title="Air marshal">Air Marshal</a> <a href="/wiki/Martin_Sampson" title="Martin Sampson">Martin Sampson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Intelligence" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Defence Intelligence">Chief of Defence Intelligence</a> – Adrian Bird</li> <li>Director-General of the <a href="/wiki/Defence_Safety_Authority" title="Defence Safety Authority">Defence Safety Authority</a> – <a href="/wiki/Air_marshal" title="Air marshal">Air Marshal</a> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Shell" title="Steve Shell">Stephen Shell</a></li></ul> <p>Additionally, there are a number of <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff" title="Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff">Assistant Chiefs of Defence Staff</a>, including the <a href="/wiki/Defence_Services_Secretary" title="Defence Services Secretary">Defence Services Secretary</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Household" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Household">Royal Household</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Monarch" title="Monarch">Sovereign</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, who is also the Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Senior_management">Senior management</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Senior management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Permanent Secretary and other senior officials</b> The Ministers and Chiefs of the Defence Staff are supported by several civilian, scientific and professional military advisors. The <a href="/wiki/Permanent_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence">Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence</a> (generally known as the <a href="/wiki/Permanent_Secretary" class="mw-redirect" title="Permanent Secretary">Permanent Secretary</a>) is the senior civil servant at the MOD. Their role is to ensure that it operates effectively as a government department and has responsibility for the strategy, performance, reform, organisation and the finances of the MOD.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The role works closely with the Chief of the Defence Staff in leading the organisation and supporting Ministers in the conduct of business in the department across the full range of responsibilities. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence">Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence</a> – <a href="/wiki/David_Williams_(civil_servant)" title="David Williams (civil servant)">David Williams</a></li> <li>Second Permanent Secretary – Laurence Lee</li> <li>Chief Operating Officer – Nina Cope</li> <li>Director General Finance – Charlie Pate</li> <li>Director General Nuclear – Vanessa Nicholls</li> <li>Director General Security Policy – Dominic Wilson</li> <li>Director General Commercial – Andrew Forzani</li> <li>Director General Strategy and International – Angus Lapsley</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Scientific_Adviser_to_the_Ministry_of_Defence" title="Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence">MOD Chief Scientific Adviser</a> – <a href="/wiki/Angela_McLean_(biologist)" title="Angela McLean (biologist)">Dame Angela McLean</a></li> <li>MOD Chief Scientific Adviser (Nuclear) – Professor Robin Grimes</li> <li>Lead Non-Executive Board Member – <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Grimstone" class="mw-redirect" title="Gerry Grimstone">Lord Grimstone</a></li> <li>Non-Executive Defence Board Member and Chair of the Defence Audit Committee – Simon Henry</li> <li>Non-Executive Defence Board Member and Chair of the Defence Equipment and Support Board – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Skinner" title="Paul Skinner">Paul Skinner</a></li> <li>Non-Executive Defence Board Member and Chair of the People Committee – Danuta Gray</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Defence_policy">Defence policy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Defence policy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Foreign policy of the United Kingdom">Foreign policy of the United Kingdom</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Defence_and_Security_Review_2015" title="Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015">Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015</a> included £178 billion investment in new equipment and capabilities.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The review set a defence policy with four primary missions for the Armed Forces:<sup id="cite_ref-SDSR2015_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDSR2015-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Defend and contribute to the security and resilience of the UK and Overseas Territories.</li> <li>Provide the nuclear deterrent.</li> <li>Contribute to improved understanding of the world through strategic intelligence and the global defence network.</li> <li>Reinforce international security and the collective capacity of our allies, partners and multilateral institutions.</li></ul> <p>The review stated the Armed Forces will also contribute to the government's response to crises by being prepared to:<sup id="cite_ref-SDSR2015_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDSR2015-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Support humanitarian assistance and disaster response, and conduct rescue missions.</li> <li>Conduct strike operations.</li> <li>Conduct operations to restore peace and stability.</li> <li>Conduct major combat operations if required, including under NATO Article 5.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governance_and_departmental_organisation">Governance and departmental organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Governance and departmental organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_Careers_Oxford_20051022.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Army_Careers_Oxford_20051022.jpg/180px-Army_Careers_Oxford_20051022.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="271" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Army_Careers_Oxford_20051022.jpg/270px-Army_Careers_Oxford_20051022.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Army_Careers_Oxford_20051022.jpg/360px-Army_Careers_Oxford_20051022.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1168" data-file-height="1760" /></a><figcaption>A British armed forces careers office in <a href="/wiki/Oxford" title="Oxford">Oxford</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Governance">Governance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Defence is governed and managed by several committees. </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Defence_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Defence Council of the United Kingdom">Defence Council</a> provides the formal legal basis for the conduct of defence in the UK through a range of powers vested in it by statute and Letters Patent. It too is chaired by the Secretary of State, and its members are ministers, the senior officers and senior civilian officials.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Defence Board is the main MOD corporate board chaired by the Secretary of State oversees the strategic direction and oversight of defence, supported by an Investment Approvals Committee, Audit Committee and People Committee. The board's membership comprises the Secretary of State, the Armed Forces Minister, the <a href="/wiki/Permanent_Secretary" class="mw-redirect" title="Permanent Secretary">Permanent Secretary</a>, the Chief and Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Materiel" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Defence Materiel">Chief of Defence Materiel</a>, Director General Finance and three non-executive board members.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Head Office and Corporate Services (HOCS), which is made up of the Head Office and a range of corporate support functions. It has two joint heads the Chief of the Defence Staff and the Permamant Secretary who are the combined TLB holders for this unit they are responsible for directing the other TLB holders.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Departmental_organisation">Departmental organisation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Departmental organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following organisational groups come under the control of the MOD.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Top level budgets</b> </p><p>The MOD comprises seven top-level <a href="/wiki/Budget" title="Budget">budgets</a>. The head of each organisation is personally accountable for the performance and outputs of their particular organisation. These are:<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Command_(Royal_Navy)" title="Navy Command (Royal Navy)">Navy Command</a> – Royal Navy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army_Headquarters_(United_Kingdom)" title="Army Headquarters (United Kingdom)">Army Command</a> – British Army</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Air_Command" title="RAF Air Command">Air Command</a> – Royal Air Force</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Command_(United_Kingdom)" title="Strategic Command (United Kingdom)">Strategic Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Nuclear_Organisation" title="Defence Nuclear Organisation">Defence Nuclear Organisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Infrastructure_Organisation" title="Defence Infrastructure Organisation">Defence Infrastructure Organisation</a> (DIO)</li> <li>Head Office and Corporate Services</li></ul> <p><b>Executive agencies</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Equipment_and_Support" title="Defence Equipment and Support">Defence Equipment and Support</a> (DE&S)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Science_and_Technology_Laboratory" title="Defence Science and Technology Laboratory">Defence Science and Technology Laboratory</a> (Dstl)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Submarine_Delivery_Agency&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Submarine Delivery Agency (page does not exist)">Submarine Delivery Agency</a> (SDA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Hydrographic_Office" title="United Kingdom Hydrographic Office">UK Hydrographic Office</a> (UKHO) – also has <a href="/wiki/Trading_fund" title="Trading fund">trading fund</a> status.</li></ul> <p><b>Executive non-departmental public bodies</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="National Museum of the Royal Navy">National Museum of the Royal Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Army_Museum" title="National Army Museum">National Army Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Museum" title="Royal Air Force Museum">Royal Air Force Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Single_Source_Regulations_Office" title="Single Source Regulations Office">Single Source Regulations Office</a> (SSRO)</li></ul> <p><b>Advisory non-departmental public bodies</b> </p> <ul><li>Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objectors</li> <li>Advisory Group on Military Medicine</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces%27_Pay_Review_Body" title="Armed Forces' Pay Review Body">Armed Forces Pay Review Body</a></li> <li>Defence Nuclear Safety Committee</li> <li>Independent Medical Expert Group</li> <li>National Employer Advisory Board</li> <li>Nuclear Research Advisory Council</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scientific_Advisory_Committee_on_the_Medical_Implications_of_Less-Lethal_Weapons" title="Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons">Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons</a></li> <li>Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees</li></ul> <p><b>Ad-hoc advisory group</b> </p> <ul><li>Central Advisory Committee on Compensation</li></ul> <p><b>Other bodies</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_War_Graves_Commission" title="Commonwealth War Graves Commission">Commonwealth War Graves Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Academy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Defence Academy of the United Kingdom">Defence Academy of the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_and_Security_Media_Advisory_Committee" title="Defence and Security Media Advisory Committee">Defence and Security Media Advisory Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum" title="Fleet Air Arm Museum">Fleet Air Arm Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_monitoring_board" title="Independent monitoring board">Independent monitoring board</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Colchester_Garrison#Military_Corrective_Training_Centre_(MCTC)" title="Colchester Garrison">Military Corrective Training Centre</a> (<a href="/wiki/Colchester" title="Colchester">Colchester</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reserve_Forces_and_Cadets_Association" title="Reserve Forces and Cadets Association">Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Hospital_Chelsea" title="Royal Hospital Chelsea">Royal Hospital Chelsea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines_Museum" title="Royal Marines Museum">Royal Marines Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Submarine_Museum" title="Royal Navy Submarine Museum">Royal Navy Submarine Museum</a></li> <li>Service Complaints Ombudsman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_Prosecuting_Authority" title="Service Prosecuting Authority">Service Prosecuting Authority</a></li> <li>United Kingdom Reserve Forces Association</li></ul> <p><b>Public corporations</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oil_and_Pipelines_Agency" title="Oil and Pipelines Agency">Oil and Pipelines Agency</a> (OPA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Forgemasters" title="Sheffield Forgemasters">Sheffield Forgemasters</a></li></ul> <p><b>Enabling organisation</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Business_Services" title="Defence Business Services">Defence Business Services</a> (DBS)</li></ul> <p>In addition, the MOD is responsible for the administration of the Sovereign Base Areas of <a href="/wiki/Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia" title="Akrotiri and Dhekelia">Akrotiri and Dhekelia</a> in Cyprus.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Contracting">Contracting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Contracting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Competitive procurement processes are used whenever possible,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and all new direct tender and contract opportunities valued over £10,000 are advertised on a system called the Defence Sourcing Portal. A separate internal policy generally operates in respect of low value purchasing below this threshold.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>DEFCON contract conditions are numbered defence <a href="/wiki/Contract_term" class="mw-redirect" title="Contract term">contract conditions</a> are in contracts issued by the MOD (not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/DEFCON" title="DEFCON">DEFCON</a> as used by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">United States Armed Forces</a>, which refers to a level of military "defence readiness condition"). </p><p>Examples include: </p> <ul><li>DEFCON 534: Subcontracting and <a href="/wiki/Prompt_payment" title="Prompt payment">prompt payment</a></li> <li>DEFCON 620: a change control procedure<sup id="cite_ref-dc658_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dc658-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>DEFCON 658 (cyber) applies to all suppliers down the <a href="/wiki/Supply_chain" title="Supply chain">supply chain</a><sup id="cite_ref-dc658_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dc658-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>DEFCON 659 relates to security measures for disclosure of "Secret Matters" including within the supply chain, requiring a contractor to ensure that employees "engaged on any work in connection with the Contract have notice that the <a href="/wiki/Official_Secrets_Acts_1911_to_1989" class="mw-redirect" title="Official Secrets Acts 1911 to 1989">Official Secrets Acts 1911–1989</a> apply to them and will continue so to apply after the completion or termination of the Contract", potentially also requiring employees to "sign a statement acknowledging that, both during the term of the Contract and after its completion or termination", they are bound by the Official Secrets Acts 1911–1989 (and where applicable by any other legislation).<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>DEFCON 705: the MOD's standard <a href="/wiki/Intellectual_property" title="Intellectual property">IPR</a> condition for fully funded research and technology contracts.</li></ul> <p>A full set of the DEFCONs can be accessed via the MoD's Defence Gateway (registration required).<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The government noted in 2013 that the MoD's third-party expenditure was characterised by "complex, high-value contracts". Defence purchasing contributes to government ambitions to make supply chains more accessible to <a href="/wiki/Small_and_medium-sized_enterprises" title="Small and medium-sized enterprises">small and medium-sized enterprises</a>, but the government commented that it had yet to secure good insight into the supply chain role of SMEs.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Property_portfolio">Property portfolio</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Property portfolio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ministry of Defence is one of the United Kingdom's largest landowners, owning 227,300 <a href="/wiki/Hectare" title="Hectare">hectares</a> of land and foreshore (either freehold or leasehold) at April 2014, which was valued at "about £20 billion". The MOD also has "rights of access" to a further 222,000 hectares. In total, this is about 1.8% of the UK land mass. The total annual cost to support the defence estate is "in excess of £3.3 billion".<sup id="cite_ref-LHbulletin_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LHbulletin-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The defence estate is divided as training areas & ranges (84.0%), research & development (5.4%), airfields (3.4%), barracks & camps (2.5%), storage & supply depots (1.6%), and other (3.0%).<sup id="cite_ref-LHbulletin_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LHbulletin-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These are largely managed by the <a href="/wiki/Defence_Infrastructure_Organisation" title="Defence Infrastructure Organisation">Defence Infrastructure Organisation</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Main_Building">Main Building</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Main Building"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_Main_Building" title="Ministry of Defence Main Building">Ministry of Defence Main Building</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ministry_of_Defence_Main_Building_Mars_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Ministry_of_Defence_Main_Building_Mars_2014.jpg/220px-Ministry_of_Defence_Main_Building_Mars_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Ministry_of_Defence_Main_Building_Mars_2014.jpg/330px-Ministry_of_Defence_Main_Building_Mars_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Ministry_of_Defence_Main_Building_Mars_2014.jpg/440px-Ministry_of_Defence_Main_Building_Mars_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4542" data-file-height="2555" /></a><figcaption>The MOD Main Building, Whitehall, London</figcaption></figure> <p>The headquarters of the MOD are in <a href="/wiki/Whitehall" title="Whitehall">Whitehall</a> and is known as <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_Main_Building" title="Ministry of Defence Main Building">MOD Main Building</a>. This structure is <a href="/wiki/Neoclassical_architecture" title="Neoclassical architecture">neoclassical</a> in style and was originally built between 1938 and 1959 to designs by <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Harris" title="Vincent Harris">Vincent Harris</a> to house the <a href="/wiki/Air_Ministry" title="Air Ministry">Air Ministry</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Trade" title="Board of Trade">Board of Trade</a>. A major refurbishment of the building was completed under a <a href="/wiki/Private_Finance_Initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Private Finance Initiative">Private Finance Initiative</a> contract by <a href="/wiki/Skanska" title="Skanska">Skanska</a> in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The northern entrance in <a href="/wiki/Horse_Guards_Avenue" title="Horse Guards Avenue">Horse Guards Avenue</a> is flanked by two monumental statues, <i>Earth</i> and <i>Water</i>, by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Wheeler_(sculptor)" title="Charles Wheeler (sculptor)">Charles Wheeler</a>. Opposite stands the <a href="/wiki/Gurkha" title="Gurkha">Gurkha</a> Monument, sculpted by <a href="/wiki/Philip_Jackson_(sculptor)" title="Philip Jackson (sculptor)">Philip Jackson</a> and unveiled in 1997 by Queen <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a>. Within it is the Victoria Cross and George Cross Memorial, and nearby are memorials to the <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm_Memorial" title="Fleet Air Arm Memorial">Fleet Air Arm</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Memorial" title="Royal Air Force Memorial">RAF</a> (to its east, facing the riverside). </p><p><a href="/wiki/Henry_VIII" title="Henry VIII">Henry VIII</a>'s wine cellar at the <a href="/wiki/Palace_of_Whitehall" title="Palace of Whitehall">Palace of Whitehall</a>, built in 1514–1516 for <a href="/wiki/Cardinal_Wolsey" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardinal Wolsey">Cardinal Wolsey</a>, is in the basement of Main Building, and is used for entertainment. The entire vaulted brick structure of the cellar was encased in steel and concrete and relocated nine feet to the west and nearly 19 feet (5.8 m) deeper in 1949, when construction was resumed at the site after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. This was carried out without any significant damage to the structure.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fraud">Fraud</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Fraud"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Foxley" title="Gordon Foxley">Gordon Foxley</a></div> <p>The most notable fraud conviction has been that of <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Foxley" title="Gordon Foxley">Gordon Foxley</a>, Director of Ammunition Procurement at the Ministry of Defence from 1981 to 1984. Police claimed he received at least £3.5m in total in corrupt payments, such as substantial bribes from overseas arms contractors aiming to influence the allocation of contracts.<sup id="cite_ref-Mike_Hall_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mike_Hall-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Germ_and_chemical_warfare_tests">Germ and chemical warfare tests</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Germ and chemical warfare tests"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A government report covered by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> newspaper in 2002 indicated that between 1940 and 1979, the Ministry of Defence "turned large parts of the country into a giant laboratory to conduct a series of secret <a href="/wiki/Biological_warfare" title="Biological warfare">germ warfare</a> tests on the public" and many of these tests "involved releasing potentially dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms over vast swathes of the population without the public being told."<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Ministry of Defence claims that these trials were to simulate germ warfare and that the tests were harmless. However, families who have been in the area of many of the tests are experiencing children with birth defects and physical and mental handicaps and many are asking for a public inquiry. The report estimated these tests affected millions of people, including during one period between 1961 and 1968 where "more than a million people along the south coast of England, from <a href="/wiki/Torquay" title="Torquay">Torquay</a> to the <a href="/wiki/New_Forest" title="New Forest">New Forest</a>, were exposed to bacteria including <i><a href="/wiki/Escherichia_coli" title="Escherichia coli">E.coli</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Bacillus_atrophaeus" title="Bacillus atrophaeus">Bacillus globigii</a></i>, which mimics <a href="/wiki/Anthrax" title="Anthrax">anthrax</a>." Two scientists commissioned by the Ministry of Defence stated that these trials posed no risk to the public. This was confirmed by Sue Ellison, a representative of the <a href="/wiki/Defence_Science_and_Technology_Laboratory" title="Defence Science and Technology Laboratory">Defence Science and Technology Laboratory</a> at <a href="/wiki/Porton_Down" title="Porton Down">Porton Down</a> who said that the results from these trials "will save lives, should the country or our forces face an attack by chemical and biological weapons." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Civil_action">Civil action</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Civil action"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2019, former soldier Inoke Momonakaya won £458,000 payout after a legal battle for the racial harassment and bullying he received while serving in the army.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2019, <i>A Commons Defence Select Committee</i> report revealed that several female and <a href="/wiki/BAME" class="mw-redirect" title="BAME">BAME</a> military staff have raised concerns regarding discrimination, bullying and harassment.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2019, two former British army soldiers Nkululeko Zulu and Hani Gue won a racial discrimination claim against the Ministry of Defence (MoD).<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2019, mixed race soldier Mark De Kretser sued MoD for £100k claiming he was subjected to "grindingly repetitive" racist taunts from colleagues.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Territorial_Army_cuts">Territorial Army cuts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Territorial Army cuts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In October 2009, the MOD was heavily criticised for withdrawing the bi-annual non-operational training £20m budget for the <a href="/wiki/Territorial_Army_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Territorial Army (United Kingdom)">Territorial Army</a> (TA), ending all non-operational training for six months until April 2010. The government eventually backed down and restored the funding. The TA provides a small percentage of the UK's operational troops. Its members train on weekly evenings and monthly weekends, as well as two-week exercises generally annually and occasionally bi-annually for troops doing other courses. The cuts would have meant a significant loss of personnel and would have had adverse effects on recruitment.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overspending">Overspending</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Overspending"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2013, it was found that the Ministry of Defence had overspent on its equipment budget by £6.5bn on orders that could take up to 39 years to fulfil. The Ministry of Defence has been criticised in the past for poor management and financial control.<sup id="cite_ref-Sky_News_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sky_News-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Specific examples of overspending include: </p> <ul><li>Eight <a href="/wiki/Boeing_Chinook_(UK_variants)#Chinook_HC3" title="Boeing Chinook (UK variants)">Boeing Chinook HC3</a> were ordered in 1995 as dedicated <a href="/wiki/Special_forces" title="Special forces">special forces</a> helicopters.<sup id="cite_ref-BBCChinook_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCChinook-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The aircraft were to cost £259 million and the forecast in-service date was November 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-BBCChinook_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCChinook-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, although delivered in 2001, the Mk3 could not receive airworthiness certificates as it was not possible to certify the <a href="/wiki/Avionics" title="Avionics">avionics</a> <a href="/wiki/Software" title="Software">software</a>, and would not enter service until 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The procurement was described by <a href="/wiki/Edward_Leigh" title="Edward Leigh">Edward Leigh</a>, then Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Public_Accounts_Committee_(United_Kingdom)" title="Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)">Public Accounts Committee</a>, as "one of the most incompetent procurements of all time" and the <a href="/wiki/National_Audit_Office_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Audit Office (United Kingdom)">National Audit Office</a> issued a scathing report on the affair, stating that the whole programme was likely to cost £500 million.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBCChinook_43-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCChinook-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2010, the <a href="/wiki/BAE_Systems_Nimrod_MRA4" title="BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4">Nimrod MRA4</a> maritime patrol aircraft procurement was cancelled after £3.4 billion had been spent on the programme. In addition there were termination costs which were not disclosed.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2011 it was reported by the <i>Financial Times</i> that when the decision was taken to scrap the aircraft, "[it] was still riddled with flaws".<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hacking">Hacking</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Hacking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2024, the ministry's payroll system was reportedly targeted multiple times in a <a href="/wiki/Cyberattack" title="Cyberattack">cyberattack</a> in which personnel and their bank details were compromised. While initial reports attributed the <a href="/wiki/Cyberwarfare_by_China" title="Cyberwarfare by China">cyberattack to China</a>, the Minister of Defence <a href="/wiki/Grant_Shapps" title="Grant Shapps">Grant Shapps</a> said it would take some time to conclude who was to blame.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-guardian-20240507_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-20240507-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Review" title="Defence Review">Defence Review</a> – Process by which government of the United Kingdom decides upon its overall defence policy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_House_Treaties" title="Lancaster House Treaties">Lancaster House Treaties</a> – 2010 treaties between United Kingdom and France</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stabilisation_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Stabilisation Unit">Stabilisation Unit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Budget_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Budget of the United Kingdom">Budget of the United Kingdom</a> – Balance sheet of the British government</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_National_Defence_Association" title="UK National Defence Association">UK National Defence Association</a> – Pressure group supporting an increase in the UK's defence budget</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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