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counter-proliferation, including strategic export licensing and chemical and biological weapons; UK Hydrographic Office; Statutory
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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
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military staff have raised concerns regarding discrimination, bullying and harassment. In
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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
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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
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Competitive procurement processes are used whenever possible, and all new direct tender and contract opportunities valued over £10,000 are advertised on a system called the
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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." The Ministry of Defence claims that these trials were to simulate germ warfare and that the tests were harmless.
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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. Specific examples of overspending include:
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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
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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
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helicopters. The aircraft were to cost £259 million and the forecast in-service date was November 1998. However, although delivered in 2001, the Mk3 could not receive airworthiness certificates as it was not possible to certify the
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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
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The ISC oversees the policies, expenditure, administration and operations of MI5, MI6, GCHQ, Defence Intelligence, the Joint Intelligence Organisation, the National Security Secretariat (NSS) and Homeland Security
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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. In January 2011 it was reported by the
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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
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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."
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that when the decision was taken to scrap the aircraft, " was still riddled with flaws".
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Defend and contribute to the security and resilience of the UK and Overseas Territories.
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In May 2024, the ministry's payroll system was reportedly targeted multiple times in a
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Support humanitarian assistance and disaster response, and conduct rescue missions.
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Evans, Michael (4 June 2008). "£500m 'wasted' on Chinooks that have never flown".
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in style and was originally built between 1938 and 1959 to designs by
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and politicians, looking back at the performance of the state during
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Veterans and People
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condition for fully funded research and technology contracts.
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Overseas Territories: The Ministry of Defence's Contribution
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are in contracts issued by the MOD (not to be confused with
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said it would take some time to conclude who was to blame.
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1911–1989 (and where applicable by any other legislation).
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Defence is governed and managed by several committees.
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Defence chiefs at the Coronation of Charles III in 2023
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2839:"Ministry of Defence: The Major Projects Report 2011"
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2054:"Ministry of Defence – Our senior military officials"
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DEFCON 658 (cyber) applies to all suppliers down the
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Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom
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2140:. Ministry of Defence. 23 November 2015. p. 27
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1829:"The Defence Vision, Ministry of Defence website"
918:Director General Security Policy – Dominic Wilson
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2194:. HM Government. November 2015. pp. 27, 29
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1765:"MOD biannual civilian personnel report: 2021"
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688:The current Chiefs of Staff are as follows.
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2753:"MoD Overspends Equipment Budget By £6.5bn"
2417:The Ministry of Defence Procurement process
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2332:"A Short Guide to the Ministry of Defence"
2257:. National Audit Office UK. September 2017
2248:"A Short Guide to the Ministry of Defence"
1223:Central Advisory Committee on Compensation
971:Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015
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2848:. National Audit Office. 16 November 2011
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2361:"About us – Defence Nuclear Organisation"
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1213:Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees
1129:Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
1016:A British armed forces careers office in
906:Second Permanent Secretary – Laurence Lee
600:charities; Service Justice System; legal
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2546:"The Old War Office Building; a History"
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352:Minister for Co-ordination of Defence
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2621:Savike, Jessica (15 February 2019).
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2496:"MOD land holdings bulletin: index"
1970:"Her Majesty's Official Opposition"
1448:The headquarters of the MOD are in
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1258:Military Corrective Training Centre
1188:Advisory Group on Military Medicine
1107:Defence Infrastructure Organisation
909:Chief Operating Officer – Nina Cope
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1234:Commonwealth War Graves Commission
1112:Head Office and Corporate Services
1070:The MOD comprises seven top-level
939:Lead Non-Executive Board Member –
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