Title: United Kingdom. Organisation and Management of Defence - Index


Date: 22/06/1998
Language: english

THE ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DEFENCE IN THE UK

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Top Management
UK Defence has maintained the existence of three separate Armed Services, but is increasingly managed on a tri-Service basis.


The Defence Council
Ministers and Parliament
Functions
Departamental Aim
Defence-wide overview
Integration
Structure
Principal advisers: CDS and PUS
VCDS and 2nd PUS
Single-Service Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Defence Procurement
Chief Scientific Adviser
Main committees

The Central Staff
The policy core of the MOD, responsible for three fundamental aspects of Defence planning.


Civil-military integration
The 'purple' approach
Working methods
Central Staff components
Defence Intelligence Staff

Planning Defence
British defence policy supports our security policy. It shapes our force structures and capabilities


Defence Policy
Resources for Defence
The Long-Term Costing
Setting equipment requirements
Equipment Approvals Committee
Defence Scientific Staff

Crisis Management
MOD has a major role in any crisis involving national security. The Armed Forces stand ready to respond to major accidents or natural disasters


The course of a crisis

Managing Defence
The management of UK Defence is built around the need to find the best value for money in implementing the Government’s Defence policy. Four main principles support this


Wider management structure
Agencies
Trading Fund agencies
Managing the Defence Estate
Financial management and audit
The future

Defence Procurement
Procurement of defence equipment is an important and specialised task. It is the responsibility of the Procurement Executive (PE)


Organisation
Aims and methods
An international approach
Defence Export Services Organization



Source:
United Kingdom
Ministry of Defence