Submarine Delivery Agency
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | April 2018 |
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Defence |
| Website | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/submarine-delivery-agency |
The Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) was launched as an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) on 1 April 2018.[1]
It employs both civilian and military staff and is based predominantly at the MOD Abbey Wood site, but also has representation at other locations, including Her Majesty’s Naval Bases Devonport and Clyde, and at key supplier sites. The SDA is a crucial part of the UK's nuclear enterprise, which together with the Defence Nuclear Organisation and Navy Command, keeps safe and capable submarines at sea, providing the UK’s strategic deterrent and supporting global security.[1]
Purpose
The SDA exists to:
- Programme and support the safety, availability, reliability and security of UK submarines that are in-service in order to maintain the UK submarine capability, including Continuous At Sea Deterrence (CASD);
- Procure and programme the construction of all new UK submarines and, working with the Defence Nuclear Organisation and Navy Command, bring them into service as effectively and efficiently as possible to fulfil their role in maintaining the UK submarine capability;
- Dispose safely of the UK’s submarines that are no longer in-service;
- Inform its customers’ evaluation of acquisition and support options and deliver the agreed acquisition, support and disposal programmes of its customers as cost-efficiently as possible and within affordability constraints;
- Lead the supply chain: work with industrial and public sector partners to preserve the UK’s technology advantage and skills-base, and to ensure submarine manufacturing and maintenance capability is sufficient to support the UK’s submarine requirements long term; and
- Support and fulfil the relevant roles in international partnerships, including the 1958 Mutual Defence Agreement and the 1963 Polaris Sales Agreement.
Minister Responsible
The Secretary of State for Defence makes defence policy and decides major defence programmes. The Secretary of State is accountable to Parliament for all aspects of the SDA’s performance, including its strategy, operation, outputs and the effectiveness of its governance arrangements and is the “Responsible Minister” for the SDA. The Secretary of State:
- Agrees this Framework Document;
- Approves the annual SDA Corporate Plan;
- Appoints the SDA Chair (on the basis of a recommendation from the Permanent Secretary) and Non-Executive Directors; and
- Approves the appointment of the SDA Chief Executive.
Senior Civil Service
The Permanent Secretary is the senior civilian adviser on defence and the MOD’s Principal Accounting Officer (PAO). The Permanent Secretary:
- Recommends the SDA Chair for appointment by the Secretary of State;
- Endorses the appointments of the Non-Executive Directors;
- Appoints the SDA Chief Executive, subject to approval by the Secretary of State, and approves the SDA Chief Executive’s remuneration on the basis of a recommendation from the SDA Remuneration Committee.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Submarine Delivery Agency, Framework Document 1st April 2018" (PDF).
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