Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is an operating arm of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the United Kingdom, which is responsible for the built and rural estate. Its Chief Executive is Graham Dalton.

History

The DIO was formed in 2011 in order to bring together the management of the MoD's estate, to reduce its running costs and create commercial opportunities. It was criticised by the National Audit Office in November 2016 because the performance regime it had set for

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, its strategic outsourcing partner, was "not fit for purpose" and was failing to incentivise sustainable spending reductions.

Activities and structure

DIO manages around 1.8% of the UK's landmass, including 115,000 non-residential buildings and 50,000 houses. It is divided into six operating divisions, under the Corporate HQ: *Hard Facilities Management - Responsible for minor construction projects, mechanical and electrical support to the estate. *Soft Facilities Management - Responsible for provision of cleaning, catering and contracted support to the estate. *Major Projects - Responsible for the management of high value or complex projects delivering change in the defence estate. *Land Management Services - Responsible for managing the freehold and leasehold estate portfolio to deliver best effect for defence. *

Defence Training Estate Defence Training Estates is an organisation within the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence. It is the operating division of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, and is responsible for the management of the 78% of the defence estate allocated ...

- operates MOD training installations to train all three services. It is responsible for the management of the 78% of the defence estate allocated as Training Areas and Ranges. It provides sufficient and suitable estate to support the training requirements of the British Armed Forces, whilst ensuring environmental management and appropriate historical and archaeological preservation. Among other activities, DTE currently runs five Air Weapons Ranges for military operational training: the

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and

Donna Nook Air Weapons Range Donna Nook Air Weapons Range is a Ministry of Defence air weapons range in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. The range, as well as a now defunct airfield and radar station, were previously operated by the Royal Air Force and known as RAF Do ...

s in Lincolnshire (England), Pembrey Sands Air Weapons Range in Carmarthenshire (Wales), the

Tain Air Weapons Range Tain Air Weapons Range is a Ministry of Defence air weapons range on the Dornoch Firth near Tain in Scotland. Royal Air Force aircrews from RAF Lossiemouth are trained in air weaponry on the range, along with NATO aircrew. It was previously k ...

in Rossshire and Cape Wrath in Sutherland (Scotland). *Security Services Group - Responsible for the provision of physical security advice and support. The

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also remains part of DIO.

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* * {{United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Defence agencies of the United Kingdom Organisations based in the West Midlands (county) Sutton Coldfield 2011 establishments in the United Kingdom Defence estate management agencies