Position

Responsible for

Accountable to

Permanent Secretary

• leading Defence, with CDS

SofS

• defence and nuclear policy advice to
Ministers and the Board

SofS

• Accounting Officer duties, including
organisation and management of Defence
and holding TLB holders to account

SofS / Parliament

• development of an affordable programme

SofS

• together with CDS, setting strategy for Defence

SofS

Chief of Defence Staff

• leading Defence, with PUS

SofS

• planning, direction and conduct of all military operations as Strategic Military Commander

SofS / wider Government

• professional head of the Armed Forces

SofS

• military advice, including single Service
views, to Ministers, wider Government and
the Board

SofS / wider Government

• together with PUS, setting strategy for
Defence

SofS

Service Chiefs

• leadership and long term health of their Service, including professional standards, reputation, ethos, welfare and morale

SofS

• development and generation of forces

PUS / CDS

• managing TLB to deliver the Command
Plan within delegated budget and corporate
framework

• commissioning DE&S for equipment and support outputs

PUS / CDS

PUS

• advice to CDS and Ministers on the
operational employment of the Service

CDS / SofS

• contribute to CDS's formulation of strategic
military advice

CDS

Chief of Defence Materiel

• deliver equipment and support to meet the
requirements of Commands

Service Chiefs / CJFC

• managing TLB to deliver DE&S plan within
delegated budget and corporate framework

PUS

• logistic support to current operations

PUS

• defence commercial and industrial policy
advice

PUS

• leading MOD relationship with industrial
suppliers

PUS

• as National Armaments Director,
representing UK acquisition interests in
international fora, including NATO and
the EU

PUS

2nd Permanent Secretary

• deputising for PUS

PUS

• co-ordinating delivery of top level decision
making and running the Head Office (with
VCDS)

PUS / CDS

• oversight and co-ordination of the 'enable'
function - including corporate support
services, infrastructure, science and
technology and safety

PUS

• head of profession for MOD Civil Servants

PUS

• leading Defence Transformation (with VCDS)

PUS

Vice Chief of the Defence
Staff

• deputising for CDS (in particular as
Strategic Military Commander)

CDS

• co-ordinating delivery of top level decision
making and running the Head Office (with
2nd PUS)

PUS / CDS

• leading senior military judgement for the
future development of the Armed Forces

PUS / CDS

• leading Defence Transformation (with 2nd
PUS)

PUS

Commander Joint Forces
Command

• command of JFC with responsibility for the
development and generation of allocated
capabilities

PUS / CDS

• managing TLB to deliver Command Plan
within delegated budget and corporate
framework

PUS / CDS

• commissioning DE&S for equipment and
support outputs relating to allocated
capabilties

PUS

• advice on the operational employment of
allocated capabilities

CDS

• integrating, championing and supporting
the development of enabling capabilities
held within the single Services

CDS / PUS

• joint warfare development to ensure the
effective delivery of joint operational
capability

CDS / PUS