Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence
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The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence is the most senior civilian official in the UK Ministry of Defence, responsible for its administration, policy implementation, and overall departmental management.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence canonical | 3 |
| Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
civil service position
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public office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Cabinet Secretary (civil service process)
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category |
Defence ministry officials of the United Kingdom
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Permanent secretaries of the United Kingdom civil service ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
advising ministers on defence policy implementation
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ensuring compliance with government policy and regulations ⓘ ensuring effective delivery of defence outputs ⓘ ensuring proper use of public funds in the Ministry of Defence ⓘ ensuring the Ministry of Defence meets statutory obligations ⓘ ensuring value for money in defence spending ⓘ leading organisational change in the Ministry of Defence ⓘ maintaining the effectiveness of defence administration ⓘ overseeing defence estate and resources management ⓘ overseeing departmental risk management ⓘ supporting the Defence Board ⓘ |
| headOf | civil service of the Ministry of Defence ⓘ |
| inception | 1964 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | UK Civil Service leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
England
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderOf | most senior civilian official in the UK Ministry of Defence ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ministry of Defence
NERFINISHED
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UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | head of the Ministry of Defence civil servants ⓘ |
| precededBy | permanent secretaries of the separate service ministries ⓘ |
| replaces |
Permanent Secretary of the Admiralty
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Permanent Secretary of the War Office NERFINISHED ⓘ Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Air ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Secretary of State for Defence
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UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of the Ministry of Defence
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corporate governance of the Ministry of Defence ⓘ financial stewardship of the Ministry of Defence ⓘ implementation of defence policy decided by ministers ⓘ management of civilian staff in the Ministry of Defence ⓘ overall departmental management of the Ministry of Defence ⓘ policy implementation in the Ministry of Defence ⓘ strategic leadership of the Ministry of Defence civil service ⓘ supporting defence ministers ⓘ supporting the Secretary of State for Defence ⓘ |
| seat | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| workLocation | Main Building, Ministry of Defence, Whitehall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)
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Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence
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this entity surface form:
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)