The Defence Services Secretary is a senior member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.
Defence Services Secretary / Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel Capability) | |
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British Armed Forces Royal Household | |
Abbreviation | DSS |
Reports to |
The Monarch Secretary of State for Defence Chief of Defence Staff |
Nominator | Secretary of State for Defence |
Appointer | The Monarch |
Formation | 1964 |
First holder | General Sir Rodney Moore |
The Defence Services Secretary is the senior member of the Royal Household responsible for liaison between the Sovereign and the British Armed Forces. [1] He is answerable to the Secretary of State for Defence and the Chief of Defence Staff for tri-service appointments, national ceremonial events and honours, decorations, awards and medals. [2] From 1992 the Defence Services Secretary has been double-hatted with a second Ministry of Defence role, generally that of Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel). [3]
Defence Services Secretaries have been: [4]
The Defence Services Secretary is a senior member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.
Defence Services Secretary / Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel Capability) | |
---|---|
British Armed Forces Royal Household | |
Abbreviation | DSS |
Reports to |
The Monarch Secretary of State for Defence Chief of Defence Staff |
Nominator | Secretary of State for Defence |
Appointer | The Monarch |
Formation | 1964 |
First holder | General Sir Rodney Moore |
The Defence Services Secretary is the senior member of the Royal Household responsible for liaison between the Sovereign and the British Armed Forces. [1] He is answerable to the Secretary of State for Defence and the Chief of Defence Staff for tri-service appointments, national ceremonial events and honours, decorations, awards and medals. [2] From 1992 the Defence Services Secretary has been double-hatted with a second Ministry of Defence role, generally that of Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel). [3]
Defence Services Secretaries have been: [4]