Publications and ReportsDefence Agencies & Non Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) Publications
This page contains publications (including Annual Reports and Accounts) released by Defence Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) in the defence sector. They are listed in alphabetical order of Agency or NDPB title.
ON-VOTE DEFENCE AGENCIES
| Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency (AFPAA) | |
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| The Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency was launched on 1 April 1997. It pays salaries to Armed Forces personnel: pensions to former members and their dependants; delivers current and historic military medals (except gallantry awards); administers Armed Forces casualty and compassionate cases; and provides IT systems to the single Service personnel management organisation. The Agency is playing a leading role in introducing the Joint Personnel Administration programme, which will provide a modern IT package and new processes for personnel and pay administration across the Armed Forces during 2006. | |
| Chief Executive Rear Admiral T A Spires Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency Building 182 RAF Innsworth Gloucestershire GL3 1HW Web: www.mod.uk/afpaa Email: afpaa_hq@hotmail.com |
Staff Numbers Civilian 210 Service 220 Total 430 EDS Contractors 1400 Net Operating Costs £110,917,000 AFPAA Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05 (PDF 912Kb) |
| Army Training and Recruiting Agency (ATRA) | |
| Launched on 1 July 1997, the Army Training and Recruiting Agency (ATRA) aims to deliver the required number of appropriately trained and motivated individuals to meet the operational requirements of the Army and Defence. Under the Defence Training Review (DTR) Rationalisation Programme ATRA recently transferred some of its operating divisions to its sister Agencies in the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. At the same time ATRA assumed responsibility for individual training of RN and RAF personnel in certain specialisations. | |
| Director General Director General Maj Gen Andrew John Noble Graham CBE BA(Hons) Army Training and Recruiting Agency Building 370 Trenchard Lines Upavon Pewsey Wiltshire SN9 6BE Web: www.atra.mod.uk |
Staff Numbers Civilian 4,020 Service 6,400 Total 10,420 Net Operating Costs £1,211,000,000 ATRA Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05 (PDF 372Kb) |
| British Forces Post Office (BFPO) | |
| Launched in July 1992 as the Defence Postal and Courier Service Agency, the agency was renamed as the British Forces Post Office in July 1999. The agency provides a global secure mail service to MOD, Service personnel and their dependants, authorised civilians and some other Government Departments. | |
| Chief Executive Brigadier P J T Maggs CBE British Forces Post Office Inglis Barracks Mill Hill London NW7 1PX Web: www.bfpo.org.uk |
Staff Numbers Civilian 330 Service 180 Total 510 Net Operating Costs £20,680,000 BFPO Annual Report and Accounts 2003/04 (PDF 975Kb) |
| Defence Analytical Services Agency (DASA) | |
| The Defence Analytical Services Agency was launched as a Defence agency on 1 July 1992. The agency provides economic and statistical information, analysis and advice to MOD, and defence-related statistics and analytical information to provide Parliament, other Government Departments and the Public. | |
| Chief Executive Mr Mike McDowall BSc, PhD Defence Analytical Services Agency Level 3, Zone K Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB Web: Web: www.dasa.mod.uk |
Staff Numbers Civilian 190 Service - Total 190 Net Operating Costs £8,800,000 DASA Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05 (PDF 325Kb) |
| Defence Bills Agency (DBA) | |
| The Defence Bills Agency was launched on 1 January 1996. The organisation provides a corporate bill payment and invoicing service to the MOD, together with associated accounting and management information. | |
| Chief Executive Mr Norman Swanney Defence Bills Agency Mersey House Drury Lane Liverpool L2 7PX Web: www.defencebills.mod.uk |
Staff Numbers Civilian 580 Service - Total 580 Net Operating Costs £17,364,000 DBA Annual Report and Accounts 2003/04 (PDF 848Kb) |
| Defence Communication Services Agency (DCSA) | |
| Launched on 01 April 1998, the Defence Communication Services Agency maximises Defence operational effectiveness and business efficiency by providing a coherent information infrastructure and assuring the delivery of integrated information solutions within the deployed and fixed environments. | |
| Chief Executive Rear Admiral R G J Ward CB Building 111 Basil Hill Site Park Lane Corsham Wiltshire SN13 9NR Web: www.mod.uk/dcsa/ |
Staff Numbers Civilian 3,430 Military 1,120 Total 4,550 Net Operating Costs £1,231,000,000 DCSA Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05 (PDF 1.3Mb) |
| Defence Estates (DE) | |
| Defence Estates was re-launched on 1 April 2003, with a new mandate to deliver estate solutions to meet the Armed forces requirements for an estate of the right size and quality. On 1 April 2005 Defence Estates became a Top Level Budget, retaining its Agency status, and now sits alongside the Defence Logistics Organisation and Defence Procurement Agency as one of the acquisition organisations within the MOD budgetary structure. The role of Defence Estates is to provide and maintain the estate and its infrastructure, including families’ housing, specialist support to MOD on estate policy and the Sustainable Development in Government agenda. | |
| Chief Executive Vice Admiral Peter A Dunt CB Defence Estates St Georges House Kingston Road Sutton Coldfield West Midlands B75 7RL Web: www.defence-estates.mod.uk |
Staff Numbers Civilian 2,820 Service 70 Total 2,890 Net Operating Costs £000 £626,889,000 DE Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05 (PDF 257Kb) |
| Defence Medical Education and Training Agency (DMETA) | |
| DMETA was launched as a Defence Agency on 1 April 2003. It is part of Defence Medical Services (DMS) and is owned by Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Health).DMETA’s key outputs are the provision of Secondary Care personnel for operational deployments and exercises and the provision of medical education and training to DMS personnel. | |
| Chief Executive Surgeon Rear Admiral PI Raffaelli BSc MSc MBChB MRCGP FFOM Defence Medical Education and Training Agency Fort Blockhouse Gosport Hants PO12 2AB Web: www.dmsd.mod.uk/dmeta.htm |
Staff Numbers Civilian 600 Military 1,660 Total 2,260 Net Operating Costs £169.000,000 DMETA Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05 (1.5Mb) |
| Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) | |
| The Defence Procurement Agency procures new equipment for the Armed Forces in response to approved requirements, and provides a range of other procurement related services. The DPA was launched on 1 April 1999, has some sixty integrated project teams and twenty support groups and at any one time is working on around 700 projects. | |
| Chief of Defence Procurement and Chief Executive Sir Peter Spencer KCB Abbey Wood Bristol BS34 8JH Web: www.mod.uk/dpa |
Staff Numbers Civilian 3,840 Service 740 Total 4,580 Net Operating Costs £2,107,887,000 DPA Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05 (PDF 790Kb) |
| Defence Storage and Distribution Agency (DSDA) | |
| The Defence Storage and Distribution Agency was launched on 1 April 1999. Its role is to store, maintain, issue, process and distribute material for the MoD and other designated users. | |
| Chief Executive Mr P D Foxton CBE Head Office, Defence Storage and Distribution Agency Ploughley Road Lower Arncott Bicester Oxon OX25 2LD Tel: 01869 256840 Fax: 01869 256818 Web: www.dsda.org.uk Email: Peter.Foxton335@qsis.mod.uk |
Staff numbers: Civilian 4,440 Service 220 Total 4,660 Net Operating Costs: £264,988,000 DSDA Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05 (PDF 722Kb) |
| Defence Transport and Movements Agency (DTMA) | |
| The Defence Transport and Movements Agency was launched on 1 April 1999. Its primary role is to provide operational transport and movements support to the MOD and the Armed Forces. | |
| Chief Executive Brigadier C M Steirn CBE Defence Transport and Movements Agency Building 400 DLO Andover Monxton Road Andover Hampshire SP11 8HJ Email: DTMATCS-CORPCOMMS@mod.uk |
Staff Numbers Civilian 350 Service 90 Total 440 Net Operating Costs £23,038,000 DTMA Annual Report and Accounts 2003/04 (PDF 435Kb) |
| Defence Vetting Agency (DVA) | |
| The DVA was established on 1 April 1997 to modernise, and collocate, the work of the former single Service and MOD civilian vetting units. The DVA is responsible for the national security vetting of all MOD civilian and military staff, and defence contractors. It also does aspects of vetting work for certain other government departments on a repayment basis. It is the largest of the government's national security vetting authorities, undertaking around 58% of the total vetting business. | |
| Chief Executive Mrs Jacky Ridley Building 107 Imphal Barracks Fulford Road York YO10 4AS Web: www.dva.mod.uk Email: ce@dva.mod.uk Help Desks: 01904 662644 |
Staff Numbers Civilian 320 Service - Total 320 Net Operating Costs £10,399,000 DVA Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05 (PDF 358Kb) |
| Disposal Services Agency (DSA) | |
| The Disposal Services Agency was established on the 1 October 1994. The agency is responsible for the sale of surplus MOD equipment and stores. Formerly known as the Disposal Sales Agency, the agency was re-launched as the Disposal Services Agency in November 2000. | |
| Chief Executive Mr C Macphee 2nd Floor St George's Court 2-12 Bloomsbury Way London WC1A 2SH Web: www.disposalservices.agency.mod.uk Email: webmaster@edisposals.com |
Staff Numbers Civilian 60 Service - Total 60 Net Operating Costs £4,599,000 DSA Annual Report and Accounts 2003/04 (PDF 1.6Mb) |
| Duke of York’s Royal Military School (DYRMS) | |
| The Duke of York's Royal Military School became a Defence agency on 1 April 1992. The school provides a boarding school education (11-18) for the dependants of Service personnel. | |
| Headmaster and Chief Executive Mr J A Cummings Duke of York's Royal Military School Dover Kent CT15 5EQ Web: www.dukeofyorksschool.com |
Staff Numbers Civilian 110 Service - Total 110 Net Operating Costs £7,570,000 DYRMS Annual Report and Accounts 2003/04 (PDF 392Kb) |
| Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency (MDPGA) | |
| Formed as an Agency in 1992 called the Ministry of Defence Police, it was amalgamated with the Ministry of Defence Guard Service in 2004 to form the Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency (MDPGA). The Agency's vision is to be recognised as the leading Policing and Guarding organisation for the Ministry of Defence, and its role is to deliver effective Policing and Guarding as a part of the UK's Defence capability. | |
| Chief Constable/Chief Executive Mr S Love Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency Wethersfield Braintree Essex CM7 4AZ Web: www.mod.uk/police_guarding/index.html Email: cc.mdp@milnet.uk.net dcc.mdp@milnet.uk netsodcc@milnet.uk.net |
Staff Numbers Civilian 7,360 Service - Total 7,360 Net Operating Costs £175,315,000 MDPGA Annual Report and Accounts 2003/04 (PDF 482Kb) |
| Naval Recruiting and Training Agency (NRTA) | |
| The Naval Recruiting and Training Agency was launched as a Defence agency on 1 April 1995. Its role is to contribute to the operational capability of the United Kingdom Armed Forces by recruiting to the Naval Service, delivering training to the Defence community, monitoring all Naval Service Phase 1/2 training, supporting Defence Diplomacy objectives, managing the Royal Naval Reserve and supporting RN-sponsored Youth organisations. | |
| Chief Executive Rear Admiral K J Borley MA CEng MIEE Naval Recruiting and Training Agency Victory Building HM Naval Base Portsmouth Hampshire PO1 3LS Web: http://www.rncom.mod.uk/organisations/NRTA/index.cfm Email: NRTA@BTconnect.com |
Staff Numbers Civilian 990 Service 2,430 Total 2,520 Net Operating Costs £468,000,000 |
| Pay & Personnel Agency (PPA) | |
| The agency provides a pay, pensions administration and personnel information service to the MOD and other customers in the public sector; the organisation was formed in February 1996. | |
| Chief Executive Mr D C J Ball Pay & Personnel Agency PO Box 99 Bath BA1 5AA Web: www.ppa.mod.uk/ |
Staff Numbers Civilian 810 Service - Total 810 Net Operating Costs £27,430,000 PPA Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05 (PDF 1.2Mb) |
| RAF Training Group Defence Agency (RAF TGDA) | |
| The RAF Training Group Defence Agency was launched on 1 February 1997. The agency is responsible for ensuring that the personnel necessary for the RAF to meet its operational requirements are appropriately trained. It also delivers some training to the broader defence community. | |
| Chief Executive Air Vice-Marshal J M M Ponsonby Chief of Staff Training and Chief Executive TGDA RAF Training Group Defence Agency RAF Innsworth Gloucester GL3 1EZ Web: www.tgda.gov.uk/ |
Staff Numbers Civilian 2,220 Service 3,650 Total 5,870 Net Operating Costs £714,169,000 TGDA Annual Reports and Accounts 2004/05 (PDF 946Kb) |
| Service Children’s Education (SCE) | |
| Originally launched as the Service Children's Schools (North West Europe) on 24 April 1991, the agency was re-launched on 1 April 1996 in an expanded form covering Service schools world-wide. The agency provides schooling for dependant children residing with MOD personnel serving outside the UK. | |
| Chief Executive Mr D G Wadsworth M.A., M.Phil, Hon D.Ed Building 5 Wegberg Military Complex BFPO 40 Web:www.sceschools.com Email: Sce.hq@bfgnet.de |
Staff Numbers Civilian 1,010 Service - Total 1,010 Net Operating Costs £95,886,000 SCE Annual Report and Accounts 2003/04 (PDF 1.3Mb) |
| Veterans Agency (VA) | |
| The Veterans Agency moved from the Department for Work and Pensions in June 2001. Known as the War Pensions Agency until April 2002, the Agency is responsible for providing financial and welfare support to war disabled pensioners and war widow(er)s. From April 2005 the VA is also responsible for administering the new Armed Forces Compensation Scheme. | |
| Chief Executive Mr Alan Burnham Tomlinson House Norcross Thornton-Cleveleys Lancashire FY5 3WP Web: www.veteransagency.mod.uk Email: help@veteransagency.mod.uk |
Staff Numbers Civilian 780 Service - Total 780 Net Operating Costs £33,074,000 VA Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05 |
TRADING FUND DEFENCE AGENCIES
| Army Base Repair Organisation (ABRO) | |
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| ABRO was established as a Trading Fund on the 1 April 2002. ABRO is a defence engineering business providing a range of customers with Fleet Management Services across a broad spectrum of vehicle and equipment types. ABRO's prime role is to support the British Armed Forces, but it also utilises its capabilities to fulfil a variety of commercial contracts with, amongst others, the Defence Industry and Local Authorities. | |
| Chief Executive Mr Peter Moore Monxton Road Andover Hampshire SP11 8HT Web: www.abro.mod.uk Email: p.nicholas@abro.mod.uk |
Staff Numbers Civilian 1,660 Service - Total 1,660* Annual Turnover £150,900,000 * Excludes 800 staff not transferred to the Trading Fund. ABRO Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05 (PDF 2.9Mb) |
| Defence Aviation Repair Agency (DARA) | |
| The Defence Aviation and Repair Agency was established as a Trading Fund on 1 April 2001. The agency provides an in-house deep repair, maintenance, modification and overhaul facility for aircraft and aero-systems for the UK Armed Forces. | |
| Chief Executive Mr Archie Hughes Postal Point 1 DARA St Athan Vale of Glamorgan CF62 42WA Web: www.dara.mod.uk |
Staff Numbers Civilian 3,160 Service 70 Total 3,230 Annual Turnover £171,000,000 DARA Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05 (PDF2.6Mb) |
| Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL) | |
| The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory was launched as a Trading Fund on the 1 July 2001. The agency provides specialist scientific and technical support to the MOD. | |
| Chief Executive Martin Earwicker FREng Ively Road Farnborough Hampshire GU14 0LX Web: www.dstl.gov.uk Email: centralenquiries@dstl.gov.uk |
Staff Numbers Civilian 3,420 Service 100 Total 3,520 Annual Turnover £353,300,000 DSTL Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05 (PDF 911Kb) |
| Met Office | |
| The Met Office became a trading fund in 1996. The Met Office provides meteorological services and advice on climate change to Government Departments, the Armed Forces, the public, Civil Aviation, shipping, Industry and Commerce. The Met Office represents the UK Government’s interests internationally on all matters related to meteorology and is a primary advisor to Government on issues related to climate change | |
| Chief Executive Dr. David Rogers Fitzroy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB Web: www.metoffice.com |
Staff Numbers Civilian 1,780 Service - Total 1,780 Annual Turnover £165,500,000 Met Office Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05 |
| UK Hydrographic Office | |
| The UK Hydrographic Office became a Defence agency on 6 April 1990. Established as a Trading Fund six years later, the agency supports safe navigation at sea through a world-wide series of navigational charts and publications for national Defence and civil customer needs. It also makes specialised hydrographic, oceanographic and environmental products for the Royal Navy. | |
| Chief Executive and National Hydrographer Dr D W Williams CB MBE UK Hydrographic Office Admiralty Way Taunton Somerset TA1 2DN Web: www.ukho.gov.uk Email: wyn.williams@ukho.gov.uk |
Staff Numbers Civilian 930 Service - Total 930 Annual Turnover £68,000,000 UKHO Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05 (PDF 1.7Mb) |
NOTES
Agency status was removed from Defence Dental Agency, Defence Geographic Imagery Intelligence Agency, Defence Intelligence and Security Centre, Medical Supplies Agency, Queen Victoria School, and Warship Support Agency on 1 April 2005 following individual reviews. The Defence Geographic Imagery Intelligence Agency was subsequently renamed Defence Geospatial Intelligence.
Annual Reports and Accounts for each agency will be presented to Parliament for the financial year 2004/05.
Last Updated: 15 Dec 05