Admiralty Board (United Kingdom)

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For the Admiralty Board of Imperial Russia, see Admiralty Board (Russia).

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 twice 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 the integration of the three service ministries into the Ministry of Defence.

The board is chaired by the 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 membership of the Board is as follows:

Ministers

Secretary of State for Defence
Minister of State for the Armed Forces
Minister of State for Defence Procurement
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence

Officials

Chief of the Naval Staff and First Sea Lord
Commander-in-Chief Fleet
Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff

Naval Member for Logistics
Controller of the Navy

Second Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence and Secretary of the Admiralty Board

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