7-830: The Admiralty Board is the body established under the Defence Council of the United Kingdom for the administration of the Naval Service of the United Kingdom . It meets formally only once a year, and the day-to-day running of the Royal Navy is conducted by the Navy Board , which does not include any ministers. The Admiralty Board was established with the abolition of the Board of Admiralty and
14-792: Is a member of the Cabinet , chairs the Defence Council, and is accountable to the King and to Parliament for its business. The letters patent constituting the Defence Council vest it with the power of command over His Majesty's Forces and give it responsibility for their administration, or in the words of the letters patent : …to administer such matters pertaining to Our Naval Military and Air Forces as We through Our Principal Secretary of State for Defence direct them to execute And to have command under Us of all Officers Ratings Soldiers and Airmen of Our Naval Military and Air Forces… In practice,
21-829: Is provided by the Naval Staff Policy/Secretariat and Sec/1SL. Defence Council of the United Kingdom The Defence Council of the United Kingdom is the supreme governing body of the British Armed Forces . It was established by the Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964, which statutorily delegated the military authority of the Crown , as head of the Armed Forces , to the Defence Council. It has
28-709: The British Armed Forces : the Admiralty , the War Office , the Air Ministry , the Ministry of Aviation , and a smaller Ministry of Defence . By Orders-in-Council issued under the Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964, the functions of these bodies were transferred to the Defence Council and the Secretary of State for Defence , who heads a larger Ministry of Defence. The Secretary of State for Defence, who
35-713: The Defence Council is a formal body, and almost all its work is conducted by the Defence Board . In addition, the three service boards (the Admiralty Board , the Army Board and the Air Force Board ), which are sub-committees of the Defence Council meet annually for each service chief to report to the Secretary of State on the health of their respective services. As of November 2024, membership of
42-461: The integration of the three service ministries into the Ministry of Defence . The board is chaired by His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Defence and includes the professional heads of the navy, as well as various ministers and civil servants of the Ministry of Defence. The composition is as follows: In addition, the following are usually in attendance: Notes: Secretariat support
49-453: The power of "command and administration" over the military. The Defence Council consists of the Defence Board , its principal committee, as well as the Admiralty Board , the Army Board and the Air Force Board . The Defence Board is chaired by the Secretary of State for Defence , the minister of the crown with "general responsibility for defence" of the United Kingdom. Prior to 1964, there were five government ministries responsible for
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