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The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence, [1] [2] also called the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, [3] [4] is the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Defence. The office holder is the government's principal civilian adviser on Defence matters. [5] The office holder is a member of the Defence Council and the Defence ...
The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence (generally known as the Permanent Secretary) is the senior civil servant at the MOD. Their role is to ensure that it operates effectively as a government department and has responsibility for the strategy, performance, reform, organisation and the finances of the MOD. [ 31 ]
The secretary of state is supported by the other ministers in the Defence Ministerial Team and the MOD permanent secretary. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow secretary of state for defence, and the secretary of state is also scrutinised by the Defence Select Committee. [5]
Sir Richard Dannatt, the former head of the Armed Forces, says Shapps knows ‘very little’ about defence MPs and military chiefs question ‘yes man’ Shapps as new defence secretary - UK ...
The permanent secretary, who in some but not all government departments is known formally as the permanent under-secretary of state, is the accounting officer for a department, meaning that they are answerable to Parliament for ensuring that the department appropriately spends money granted by Parliament.
Permanent Secretary [26] [27] Ministry of Defence: The Rt Hon John Healey MP Secretary of State for Defence: David Williams CB Permanent Secretary [28] [29] Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Deputy Prime Minister: Sarah Healey ...
David Peter Williams CB (born December 1968 [2]) is a British civil servant who has served as the permanent under-secretary of state for defence since April 2021, succeeding Stephen Lovegrove. [3] He served as the second permanent secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United ...
People who hold or have held the rank of Permanent Secretary or its equivalent (former Grade 1/1A) in the Civil Service.Note that there are officials in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales who hold or have held the title of Permanent Secretary, but who do not hold equivalent rank and who should not be included in this category.