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The Governance of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S)

Main Board

The most senior board within DE&S is the Main Board External link to Ministry of Defence Intranet content .

The Main Board’s members are:

Chief of Defence Materiel (CDM)
Chief Operating Officer
Chief of Corporate Services (CCS)
Chiefs of Materiel
Director Finance
Chief of Staff
4 Non-Executive Directors

The Main Board’s key roles include:

Providing strategic direction to DE&S.
Setting targets and objectives.
Agreeing allocation of resources.
Leading and driving Performance and Risk management.
Corporate Governance.

In practice, the Main Board is unable to oversee all of these functions in sufficient detail, which mmeans that the day-to-day management is delegated to several subordinate boards:

Executive Committee of the Main Board
DE&S Investment Board
People Board
Audit Committee
Safety Committee

The boards are supported by a Corporate Governance Framework, which provides CDM with comprehensive evidence that internal management, risk and control processes are robust.

Executive Committee of the Main Board

The Executive Committee turns the strategic intent set by the Main Board into clear plans for delivery and performance. It manages the delivery of outputs and risks.

Membership:

Main Board (less the Non-Executive Directors)

DE&S Investment Board

The DE&S Investment Board (DESIB) provides a single focus for internal endorsement or approval of all DE&S major investments. It provides DE&S endorsement of Category A and B projects prior to their release for external approval (for example Investment Approvals Board, Defence Board) and approves all DE&S in-service support projects within delegation.

Membership:

DE&S Main Board members, as required.
Non-Executive Director.

People Board

The People Board provides leadership on all DE&S people issues. The Board makes sure the right people, processes and structures are in place to support the organisation’s leadership and corporate behaviour.

Membership:

CCS
2 Operating Centre Directors (rotating)
Relevant functional Directors
Non-Executive Director.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee reviews the reliability and integrity of DE&S processes by having a comprehensive assurance and compliance process. This activity supports CDM in his role as TLB Holder for DE&S. Where assurance is ineffective, it will recommend appropriate actions to be taken.

Membership:

3 Non-Executive Directors

Safety Committee

The Safety Committee oversees the application of the safety and environmental management framework for equipment acquisition, support and logistics. It ensure that a strong safety and environmental protection culture is developed throughout DE&S.

Membership:

Main Board as required
Functional Safety Directors
Non-Executive Director.

DE&S Operating Handbook [3.21MB PDF] explains in more detail how DE&S works.

Contacts

Defence Equipment and Support

Owner

Post
DE&S Head of Secretariat and Communications

Point of Contact

Post	Email	Phone
DES-Sec-Asst Hd-Gov-Brd-Supp	DESSEC-GOVBDSPT-ASSTHD@mod.uk	Mil: 9355 67045 Civ: +44 (0) 1225 467045

Change History

The AOF has been updated to Version 2.0.0 on 1st April 2008 following the introduction of the main content in the tactical layer. In addition small changes have been added to the Operational layer. Individual document Change History pages will detail any changes other than minor editorial amendments.

1 October 2009: Minor amendments made for Plain English review.
1 August 2009: Contact details updated to reflect the changes to DE&S post titles.; Link to the DE&S Operating Handbook added.
1 June 2009: Contact details updated.
1 June 2008: Link to Corporate Governance Framework document amended.
1 March 2008: Contact details amended due to change of personnel and DII migration.
1 October 2007: Owner and POC information updated.
1 July 2007: Point Of Contact information updated.
1 June 2007: Contact names deleted due to IAW DDefSy Hd InfoSy Pol advice with regards to potential Security and Data Protection Act issues.