PART 9 CDS & JOINTNESS UNITED KINGDOM : STRUCTURE CHIEF OF THE DEFENSE STAF (r)

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MINISTRY OF DEFENSE DEFENSE COMMITTEE - MOD HEAD OFFICE STRUCTURE CHIEF OF THE DEFENSE STAFF

In 1963, the three independent service ministries (Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry) were merged to form the present MoD. The UK MoD is the government department that is responsible for all defence related aspects of UK National Policy. This large organisation, which directly affects the lives of about half a million servicemen, reservists and MoD employed civilians, is controlled by The Secretary of State for Defence. The Secretary of State for Defence has the following principal deputies;            .   Minister of State for the Armed Forces.            .    Minister of State for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans.       .  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology.            .      Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Reserves.        . Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and the Lords Spokesman on Defence. The Secretary of State for defence is assisted by two advisers, one a civilian and the other a senior military officer: Permanent Under Secretary of State (PUS): The PUS is responsible for policy, finance and administration in the MoD. As the MoD’s Principal Accounting Officer he is personally responsible to Parliament for the expenditure of all public money voted to the MoD for Defence purposes. The PUS is the most senior civilian in the MoD. Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS): The CDS acts as the professional head of the Armed Forces and he is the principal military adviser to both the Secretary of State and to the Government. Both the PUS and the CDS have deputies;  the Second Permanent Under Secretary of State (2nd PUS), and  the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS).  The VCDS acts as the Chief Operating Officer in the Armed Forces Chain-of-Command. DEFENCE COMMITTEES In general terms defence is managed through a number of major committees that provide corporate leadership and strategic direction:           Defence Council - chaired by the Secretary of State for Defence          Defence Board – chaired by the Permanent Secretary     Chiefs of Staff Committee – chaired by the CDS       Service Boards (Admiralty Board, Army Board and Air Force Board)   DEFENCE COUNCIL The Defence Council is the senior committee which provides the legal basis for the conduct and administration of defence and this council is chaired by the Secretary of State for Defence, The Defence Council reflects the constitutional principle that the defence forces are commanded by a Member of Parliament.  The composition of the Defence Council is as follows: Secretary of State for Defence. Minister of State for the Armed Forces. Minister of State for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Reserves. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and the Lords Spokesman on Defence. Permanent Under Secretary of State Chief of the Defence Staff Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Chief of the Naval Staff and First Sea Lord Chief of the Air Staff Chief of the General Staff Chief of Defence Materiel Chief Scientific Adviser Director General Finance Second Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence DEFENCE BOARD Chaired by the Secretary of State for Defence this board is the MoD’s main corporate board providing senior leadership and direction to the implementation of defence policy. It is responsible for the full range of Defence business other than the conduct of military operations. The current membership of the Defence Board is: Secretary of State for Defence Minister of State for the Armed Forces Permanent Under Secretary Chief of the Defence Staff Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Chief Executive Defence Equipment and Support Director General Finance Audit Committee Chair (Non Executive Director) Investment Approvals Committee Chair (Non Executive Director) Appointments Committee Chair (Non Executive Director) The Mod describes the objectives of the Defence Board’s core tasks as follows: Role of Defence: To help define and articulate the Department’s strategic direction, and provide a clear vision and set of values for defence. Targets and Objectives: To establish the key priorities and Defence capabilities needed to deliver the strategy. Resource Allocation: To ensure that Defence priorities and tasks are appropriately resourced. Performance Management: To manage corporate performance and resources in-year to deliver the required results. The Defence Board is supported by three sub-committees: The Defence Audit Committee. The Investment Approvals Committee The People (Personnel) Committee CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE This committee is chaired by the CDS and is the MoD’s senior committee that allows the CDS to gather information and advice from the single service chiefs of staff on operational matters and the preparation and conduct of military operations. SINGLE SERVICE BOARDS There are three single service boards: Navy Board, Army Board and the Air Force Board all of which are chaired by the Secretary of State for Defence. In general the purpose of the boards is the administration and monitoring of single service performance. Each of these three boards has an executive committee chaired by the single service chief of staff; Navy Board, Executive Committee of the Army Board and the Air Force Board Standing Committee. MOD HEAD OFFICE The MoD Head Office allocates resources to Top Level Budget Holders (TLB) who are then accountable to the Chief of the Defence Staff and the Permanent Under Secretary. TLB holders are responsible for the way in which their resources are allocated. There are seven TLB holders: MoD Head Office & Corporate Services Land Command Navy Command Air Command Joint Forces Command Defence Equipment & Support Defence Infrastructure Organisation In general terms, the Head Office structure resembles the following: MOD HEAD OFFICE STRUCTURE CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the officer responsible to the Secretary of State for Defence for the coordinated effort of all three fighting services. He has his own Central Staff Organisation and a Vice Chief of the Defence Staff who ranks as number four in the services hierarchy, following the three single service commanders. The current Chief of the Defence Staff is: Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart William Peach GBE, KCB, ADC, DLO Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Stuart Peach was born in 1956 in the West Midlands. He was educated at Aldridge Grammar School, the University of Sheffield (BA), University of Cambridge (MPhil), RAF Staff College and the Joint Services Command and Staff College (HCSC). He holds two honorary Doctorates from Kingston University and University of Sheffield. Commissioned into the Royal Air Force in 1977, he flew Canberras in the photographic reconnaissance role prior to three successive tours on Tornado GR1 in the UK and Germany, qualifying as a weapons and electronic warfare instructor. He commanded IX (Bomber) Squadron at RAF Brüggen in Germany 1994-1996. Staff tours include personal staff officer to the Deputy Commander and Commander-in-Chief in RAF Germany, Executive Officer to Commander Second Allied Tactical Air Force and Director Defence Studies Royal Air Force. Operational service includes Belize, Hong Kong and Germany in the 1980s, Deputy Commander British Forces in Turkey (Op Warden), UK Head Military Coordination Centre Zakho (Iraq), Detachment Commander in Saudi Arabia (Op Jural), Commander British Forces in Italy (Op Engadine), Air Commander (Forward) in HQ KFOR on Kosovo and Deputy Senior British Military Adviser in US HQ Central Command 2001-2002. He commanded the Air Warfare Centre at RAF Waddington from 2000 to 2003, was Director General Intelligence Collection in the Ministry of Defence 2003-2006 and Chief of Defence Intelligence and Deputy Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee 2006-2009. He held the appointment of Chief of Joint Operations at PJHQ(UK) from March 2009-December 2011 before becoming the first Commander of the UK Joint Forces Command from December 2011-Apr 2013. He was appointed as Vice Chief of Defence Staff in May 2013. He was appointed as Chief of the Defence Staff on 14 July 2016. VICE CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF Where appropriate the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff deputizes for the Chief of the Defence Staff. On a day to day basis he is responsible through the Central Staff for running defence business (with the Second Permanent Under-Secretary).  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Higher Defence Organization of the UK  


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In 1963, the three independent service ministries (Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry) were merged to form the present Ministry of Defence (MoD) in UK. The UK MoD, headed by the Secretary State for Defence, is a unified and integrated organization which functions both as a Department of Government and as a military headquarters. The Secretary of State for defence is assisted by two advisers, one a civilian and the other a senior military officer (For Organizational Structure see Annexure 8):

Permanent Under Secretary of State (PUS) .The PUS is responsible for policy, finance and administration and as the MoD’s Principal Accounting Officer he is personally responsible to Parliament for the expenditure of all public money voted to the MoD for Defence purposes.


 Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS). The CDS acts as the professional head of the Armed Forces and he is the principal military adviser to both the Secretary of State and to the Government.


Defence Committees. In general terms defence is managed through a number of major committees that provide corporate leadership and strategic direction:


               ¾ Defence Council (DC). The DC is the senior committee  which  provides the legal basis for conduct and administration of   defence and this council is chaired by the Secretary of State for   Defence. There are 15 other members in this committee who are  also  responsible for implementing the defence policy, which the  body formulates.

            ¾    Chiefs of Staff Committee. This committee is chaired   by the CDS and is the MoD’s senior committee that allows the CDS  to gather information and advice from the single service chiefs of    staff on operational matters and the preparation and conduct of  military operations.

                 ¾ Single Service Boards. There are three single service  boards: Navy Board, Army Board and the Air Force Board all of  which are chaired by the Secretary of State for Defence. In  general the purpose of the boards is the administration and            monitoring of single service performance. Each of these three   boards has an executive committee chaired by the single service  chief of staff.20