Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War

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The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War was the senior civil servant responsible for overseeing the administration and day-to-day operations of the British Army within the United Kingdom government.


Statements (36)
Predicate Object
instanceOf civil service office
government position
abolishedAsPartOf creation of unified Ministry of Defence
appliesTo British Army
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom
contrastWith Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for War
Secretary of State for War
country United Kingdom
fieldOfWork defence administration
military administration
public administration
hierarchicalPosition head of civil service side of War Office
senior post in War Office
historicalPeriod 19th century
20th century
locatedIn London
War Office, Whitehall
officeHeldBy senior civil servant
officeType permanent under-secretary
partOf British civil service
Government of the United Kingdom
War Office
replacedBy Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence
reportsTo Secretary of State for War
responsibleFor administration of the British Army
administrative support to the Army Council
budgetary and financial administration of the War Office
civil service advice on army matters to ministers
coordination of army logistics administration
day-to-day operations of the British Army (administrative aspects)
implementation of war policy decided by ministers
management of War Office staff
seeAlso British Army
Permanent Secretary (United Kingdom)
War Office
worksWith Secretary of State for War

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
War Office
hadChiefOfficial
Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War ("Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence")
replacedBy

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