The current Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Defence is Jeremy Pocklington
Responsibilities
Leading defence (with CDS);
Setting strategy for defence, including corporate strategy (subject to ministers’ direction, and together with CDS);
Heading the Department of State and the MOD Civil Service;
Providing policy advice to ministers and leading the relationship with other government departments;
The overall organisation, management and staffing of defence;
Performing the full range of Accounting Officer responsibilities, including the delegation of financial and other authority and accountability to senior colleagues, with personal accountability to Parliament for the economic, efficient and effective use of defence resources. [8]
12"Ministry of Defence: Permanent Under Secretary of State for Defence: Registered Files (D/PUS and PUS Series)". National Archives. Retrieved 17 March 2022. Under the Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964, the Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry were absorbed into an enlarged Ministry of Defence under a Secretary of State for Defence from 1 April 1964. As a result, the post of Permanent Under Secretary of State (PUS) for Defence was created.
12"MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTING OFFICER SYSTEM STATEMENT 2020"(PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2022. 2.1 As the MOD Permanent Secretary, I am the government's principal civilian adviser on Defence. I have primary responsibility for policy, finance and business planning, and I am the MOD Principal Accounting Officer.
↑"MoD officials questioned on Annual Report and Accounts". Parliament.UK. Retrieved 31 December 2022. The Defence Committee holds an evidence session on the Ministry of Defence's Annual Report and Accounts... Witnesses: Tuesday 26 April 2022: At 10.35am: David Williams, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence
↑"Interview: Sir Richard Mottram". CivilServiceWorld. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2022. 1995 Rejoins MoD as permanent secretary. 1998 Takes over at vast Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions.
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