The Admiralty Board is the body established under the

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for the administration of the Naval Service of the

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. It meets formally only once a year, and the day-to-day running of the

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is conducted by the

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, which does not include any ministers. The Admiralty Board was established with the abolition of the

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and the integration of the three service ministries into the

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. 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.

Membership of the board

The composition is as follows: *Civilian **

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** Minister for Defence Procurement ** Minister for Defence People and Veterans **Minister for Reserves **Under Secretary of State & the Lords Spokesman on Defence ** Finance Director (Navy) **Second Permanent-Under Secretary for Defence (Secretary of the Admiralty Board) *Royal Navy ** First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff ** Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff ** Fleet Commander ** Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy) In addition, the following are usually in attendance: * Permanent Under Secretary *Commander, Allied Maritime Command *

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* Warrant Officer of the Naval Service *Two

non-executive directors Notes: Secretariat support is provided by the Naval Staff Policy/Secretariat and Sec/1SL.

References

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Membership of the board

See also

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