Defence Council of the United Kingdom

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defence council government body

The Defence Council of the United Kingdom is the senior body responsible for the overall direction and administration of the British Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence.

Aliases (2)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defence council → government body →
advises	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom → monarch of the United Kingdom →
authorityOver	British Army → Royal Air Force → Royal Navy →
chairperson	Secretary of State for Defence →
country	United Kingdom →
delegatesTo	Defence Board →
establishedInPeriod	1960s →
formedFrom	Air Council → Army Council → Board of Admiralty →
hasCommittee	Defence Board →
hasSubBody	Admiralty Board → Air Force Board → Army Board →
headOfCouncil	Secretary of State for Defence →
includesMember	Chief of the Air Staff → Chief of the Defence Staff → Chief of the General Staff → First Sea Lord → Minister of State for the Armed Forces → Secretary of State for Defence → Vice Chief of the Defence Staff → other defence ministers →
jurisdiction	United Kingdom →
language	English →
legalBasis	Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964 →
location	London →
meetsAt	Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall →
oversees	British Armed Forces → Ministry of Defence →
parentOrganization	Government of the United Kingdom →
partOf	UK national security apparatus →
replaced	Air Council → Army Council → Board of Admiralty →
reportsTo	Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
responsibleFor	administration of the British Armed Forces → administration of the Ministry of Defence → overall direction of the British Armed Forces → overall direction of the Ministry of Defence →
role	exercise of the royal prerogative in defence matters → top-level management of the UK armed forces →
sector	defence →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
First Sea Lord → Second Sea Lord →	memberOf
UK Reserve Forces →	governedBy
Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty ("United Kingdom defence administration") →	isPartOfHistoryOf
Chief of the Air Staff →	partOf
Armed Forces Act →	relatedTo
Headquarters Commander Home Command ("Army Board of the Defence Council") →	subordinateTo