UK - Agencies & Organisations

A

• Army Base Repair Organisation
  Engineering service, repair and re-manufacturing organisation offering a worldwide capability to defence, emergency service and other governmental and non-governmental organisations.

• Army Training & Recruitment Agency
  Responsible for providing recruitment and training services for the British Army.

  B

• British Forces Post Office
  Provides mail delivery services to British Forces worldwide.

  C

• Central Data Management Authority
  Tri-service organisation responsible for ensuring data is defined consistently across the MOD to enable IS interoperability.

• Computer Emergency Response Team
  Responsible for coordinating the MOD's response to computer security incidents.

  D

• Defence Academy
  The Defence Academy is to be a national and international centre of excellence, providing civilian and military personnel with a high-quality education, primarily at post-graduate level, and conducting research in fields related to defence.

• Defence Analytical Services Agency
  Provides professional statistical and analytical services to customers across the MOD.

• Defence Aviation Repair Agency
  Responsible for a range of services across all aspects of MOD aviation repair support.

• Defence Aviation Safety Centre
  A new tri-Service policy, regulation and auditing body that acts as the executive arm of the Defence Aviation Safety Board (DASB).

• Defence Bills Agency
  Primarily responsible for paying bills submitted to the Ministry of Defence by defence contractors.

• Defence Estates
  Manages and maintains the MOD's estates in the UK and abroad.

• Defence Export Services Organisation
  Responsible for coordinating and providing support for UK manufacturers of defence equipment.

• Defence Logistics Organisation
  Provides joint logistic support to the UK's Armed Forces.

• Defence Procurement Agency
  Responsible for the procurement of equipment for the Armed Forces.

• Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
  Provides specialist scientific and technical support to the MOD.

• Defence Scientific Advisory Council
  Provides independent advice to the Secretary of State for Defence on matters of concern to the Ministry of Defence in the fields of science, engineering and technology.

• Defence Storage and Distribution Agency
  Provides the Armed Forces with storage and distribution services.

• Defence Technology Centres
  Collaboration for enhanced UK Defence capability.

• Defence Vetting Agency
  Responsible for carrying out, and maintaining, national security checks on military and civilian staff employed by the MOD, private sector personnel employed on defence related work, and staff in a number of other government departments.

• Director General Training & Education
  Developing policies, priorities and targets for Individual Training and Education across the Department.

• Directorate of Broadening Smart Acquisition
  Formulates and develops MOD Policy regarding Public Private Partnerships and for rolling out key tools and techniques of Smart Acquisition.

• Directorate of Safety, Environment and Fire Policy
  Formulates and develops MOD Health and Safety, Environmental and Fire policy, procedures and standards.

• Disposal Services Agency
  Supports and advises on the disposal phase of the through life management of equipment within the Department.

• Duke of York's Royal Military School
  Educates the children of serving and retired military personnel.

  H

• Hydrographic Office
  Responsible for surveying the seas around the UK and other areas to aid navigation.

  I

• International Visits Control Office
  Provides security clearance and advice for visitors to and from the UK defence industry.

  M

• Met Office
  Provides weather forecasting services in the UK and worldwide.

• Ministry of Defence Police
  Responsible for providing effective policing of the Defence Estate.

  P

• Pay and Personnel Agency
  Provides pay and personnel services.

  Q

• Queen Victoria School
  Provides a stable and uninterrupted boarding education, between the ages of 11 to 18, for the sons of Scottish sailors, soldiers, and airmen.

  R

• Royal College of Defence Studies
  The UK's senior defence academic institution, bringing together students - both military and civilian - from all over the world.

• Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
  The British Army's famous academy for officers.

• Royal School of Artillery
  British Army training centre for gunners.

  S

• Strategic and Combat Studies Institute
  MOD-sponsored but independent organisation that brings together on a regular basis those interested in defence studies and related fields.

• Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers (SaBRE)
  Formerly the National Employers' Liaison Committee (NELC). Provides information about Reservists’ Training and Mobilisation commitments and the safeguards that are in place to protect both employers and Reservists’ should conflicts of interest arise.

  V

• Veterans Agency
  Formerly the War Pensions Agency. Assists all former members of the Armed Forces, their widow(er)s, and dependants. In addition, the Veterans Agency War Pensioners' Welfare Service (WPWS) gives comprehensive advice and support to all war pensioners and war widow(er)s living in the UK and Irish Republic, regardless of whether their query is about a War Disablement Pension//War Widow(er)'s Pension.  Callers to the free Helpline service can obtain information and advice on a wide range of veterans' issues.

• W

• Warship Support Agency
  Provides logistic support to the Fleet and to other in-service maritime elements of the armed services.