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Support Groups

| A | C | D | F | I | L | P | S |

Below is a detailed alphabetical list of Support Groups

Air/Land Technology Group

- Airworthiness regulation and advice
- Regulation of test flying
- Land Systems Safety Board.

Central Finance and Planning Group - (CFPG)

- DPA central point for all Finance, Policy and Accounting issues.

Chairman Naval Nuclear Regulatory Panel - (CNNRP)

Commercial Services Group - (CSG)

The Commercial Services Group (CSG) act as the MoD's central policy group providing policy advice and guidance to Commercial officers and other Acquisition Staff, Industry, other Government Departments and Ministers.
Further information can be obtained from: CSG Help Desk: 0117 91 32844

Defence Ordanance Safety Group - (DOSG)

For information on Defence Ordanance Safety Group, please see their website

- Development of OME Safety Policy and Standards
- Support to IPT's in developing OME System Safety Cases
- Independent assessment of OME system safety
- Specialist scientific and technical advice on all aspects of OME safety
- Departmental focus for OME related research and technology
- MoD Competent Authority for Major Accident Control Regulations (MACR)
- Chief Inspector of Explosives (MoD).

Defence Quality Assurance Group - (DQAG)

Defence Test and Evaluation Group - (DTEG)

Director Flying

DPA Secretariat - (DPA Sec)

- Executive Board Secretariat
- Corporate Plan
- Annual Report
- Framework Document
- Performance measurement
- Target setting and performance analysis
- Parliamentary business and Freedom of Information
- Press and public relations.

Future Business Group - (FBG)

For information on Future Business Group, please see their website

- Coherent plan for future business
- Advice to CWG’s, DECs and JCB
- EP option appraisal and costing
- Funded changes to existing IPT programmes
- New IPTs to meet resourced customer needs
- Technology strategy, advice and management
- Technology demonstration
- Concept phase studies
- Support to XB.

Facilities Management Group - (FMG)

- Infrastructure & accomodation Management
- Delivery of site services
- Library & Information services
- Voice & video network management.

Safety, health, environment & fire Site security & general support

Please see the following link for the CDP Policy Statement (PDF 50.6KB)

Please see the following link for the DPA SHEF Handbook (Word 244KB)

Please see the following link for the DPA Site Environmental Manual (Word 296KB)

Information Solutions Group - (ISG)

Delivering information solutions to DPA and other users
Introduction of new business solutions, including ASPECT
Strategic development of DPA information.

Intellectual Property Rights Group (IPRG)

- Patents, Copyright, Design Rights, and Trade Marks
- Protecting the MOD’s intellectual property
- Commercially confidential information
- Licensing the MOD’s intellectual property
- Avoiding infringement of other people’s intellectual property, and Negotiating licences to allow the MOD to use other people’s intellectual property.

For more information on the Intellectual Property Rights Group (IPRG), please see the IPRG website

International Relations Group - (IRG)

- WEAG, OCCAR, multilateral issues, international collaboration.

Legal Adviser Commercial - (LA_COMM)

Personnel Group - (PG)

- HR Strategy
- Personnel management in the DPA and WSA at Abbey Wood
- Diversity
- Defence Procurement Management Training.

Pease see following link for further Personnel information

Pricing and Forecasting Group - (PFG)

For more information on the Pricing and Forecasting Group (PFG), please see the PFG website

- Cost Forecasting
- Pricing
- Asset Accounting
- Earned Value Management
- PPP/PFI.

Procurement Development Group - (PDG)

- Guidance, techniques and tools for project management
- Defence Standards
- Developments in procurement processes.

Sea Technology Group - (STG)

For more information on the Sea Technology Group (STG), please see the STG website

For information on the MoD Equipment Safety Assurance Symposium, please see their website

- Safety Assurance on behalf of the MoD Ship Safety Board
- Technical Advice
- Management of Naval Technical Standards and Guidance
- Development of Technology and Modelling Techniques.

Supplier Relations Group - (SRG)

For more information on the Supplier Relations Group (SRG), please see the SRG website

- Supplier development
- Sector analysis and advice
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Relations with the defence industry and briefing on UK defence industrial issues.

Last Updated: 13 May 05