The following is a list of MOD agencies and organisations with a presence on the Internet. Click here for a more detailed list of Defence Agency Websites.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

• Animal Welfare Advisory Committee
  The Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (AWAC) consult, inspect and make all necessary enquiries into all aspects of animal care and their use in research.
• Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency
  AFPAA currently contributes to operational effectiveness through the provision of pay and administration services to Service Personnel.
• 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

• Carrier Strike
  Enhancing the UK's Expeditionary Strike capability through the Carrier Strike Programme.
• 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 Communication Services Agency
  The DCSA is the deliverer of Integrated Information Solutions to Defence
• Defence Dental Services
  The DDS is an organisation within the managed military health system.
• Defence Diversification Agency
  Responsible for encouraging the widest possible commercial exploitation of defence science & technology within UK industry, and the transfer of suitable civil technologies from UK businesses into MOD programmes.
• 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 Geospatial Intelligence
  Meeting Defence Needs for Geospatial Information and Imagery Intelligence.
• Defence Heritage Museums
  Information about the Ministry of Defence's principle service museums; the RAF museum, Fleet Air Arm Museum, National Army Museum, Royal Marines Museum, Royal Naval Museum and Royal Navy Submarine Museum.
• Defence Executive Housing Directorate
  Providing housing for entitled personnel and their families.
• Defence Intelligence
  Providing intelligence information products to MOD and other Government and International organisations and agencies.
• Defence Logistics Organisation
  Provides joint logistic support to the UK's Armed Forces.
• Defence Medical Services Department
  Providing highly trained military medical personnel to the 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 Commercial
• Director General Training & Education
  Developing policies, priorities and targets for Individual Training and Education across the Department.
• Directorate of Analysis, Experimentation & Simulation (DAES)
  DAES is a joint civilian/military team within the Equipment Capability Customer (ECC) with both ECC and pan-MoD responsibilities.
• 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 Reserve Forces and Cadets (DRFC) (Youth and Cadets)
  To develop and co-ordinate tri-service policy for the Cadet Forces. To develop MoD policy for youth in support of wider Government initiatives
• Directorate of Safety & Claims
  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.

J

• Joint Air Transport Evaluation Unit
  Enhancing tri-service operational capability through the provision of specialist personnel to conduct tactical deployment, operational test and evaluation of air transportation methods and appropriate training in order to enable the effective delivery by air of men and machines to the battlefield
• Joint Doctrine and Concepts Centre
  Responsible for the development of the joint doctrine that guides how the UK Armed Forces conduct their actions and for the provision of long-term conceptual underpinning for the development of future systems, doctrine and force development.

M

• Met Office
  Provides weather forecasting services in the UK and worldwide.
• Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency
  Provides the MOD with:
  - A statutory civilian police force, trained in the use of firearms.
  - An unarmed guard service, handling access & pass control, vehicle & personnel searching; and security patrols.

P

• Pay and Personnel Agency
  Provides pay and personnel services.
• Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ)
  Located at Northwood, the PJHQ commands overseas Joint and Combined military operations and provides military advice to the Ministry of Defence.
• MOD Private Finance Unit
  Responsible for Private Finance Initiative (PFI) policy and support to PFI projects.

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

• Service Children's Education
  Service Children's Education is responsible for providing an effective and efficient education service for dependant children residing with MOD personnel serving outside the UK.
• Strategic and Combat Studies Institute
  MOD-sponsored 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

• Whole Fleet Management IPT

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Last Updated: 19 Sep 05