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AOF Acquisition Operating Framework

The high level principles and information that guide how the UK MOD Defence Acquisition Community works

version 2.0.21 – March 2010

Content

Purpose and Role of Head Office

The Head OfficeExternal link to Ministry of Defence Intranet content is responsible for:

  • Leading the Defence contribution to the development of the Government’s foreign and security policy and wider government objectives.
  • Translating government objectives into departmental policy.
  • Planning the Defence capability needed to deliver departmental policy.

What is the Role of Head Office ?

Head Office has four main roles:

  • Advising Government on Defence by:
    • Advising Ministers (and other government departments) on the Defence contribution to Government policy.
    • Supporting Ministers to carry out their Parliamentary accountability for the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence.
  • Making Policy and setting Departmental Strategy by defining:
    • Defence policy, military capability and other Defence objectives which meet the Government’s policy aims, matching the resources available for defence.
    • Policy for the management of the Armed Forces to maximise their fighting effectiveness, efficiency and morale.
    • Strategic direction of military operations.
  • Planning and resource allocation by:
    • Translating Defence objectives into a departmental programme which matches available resources to Top Level Budgets (TLBs) and Agencies.
  • Management of Defence by:
    • Managing delivery of planned objectives by monitoring performance and expenditure of TLBs and Agencies.
    • Highest level management of military activity including the operation of crisis management support to Government.
    • Defining the corporate framework for Defence that:
      • Meets legislative requirements, including those as an employer.
      • Drives continuous improvement by setting and upholding defence-wide standards and processes.
Contacts

Head Office

Owner

Post
Director Organisation and Management Development (DGMO – DOMD)

Point of Contact

Post Email Phone
DGMO Directorate Organisation and Management of Defence – Org DGMO-DOMD-OrgAD@mod.uk
  • Mil: 9621 84292
  • Civ: +44 (0) 207 218 4292
Change History

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.
Link to Head Office Framework inserted.
1 June 2007
Contact names deleted due to IAW DDefSy Hd InfoSy Pol advice with regards to potential Security and Data Protection Act issues.