Guidance: Public appointments for Ministry of Defence

The Ministry of Defence is responsible for making public appointments to a range of public bodies and public corporations.

The department is committed to appointments to public bodies being made on merit. Ministerial appointments to Non-departmental public bodies and public corporations are made in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.

See the Cabinet Office website for current vacancies.

Updated: 'RAF Museum: Board of Trustees'.

Updated: 'The Independent Medical Expert Group (IMEG)'.

Updated: 'The Independent Medical Expert Group (IMEG)'.

'Defence Nuclear Safety Expert Committee' updated.

RAF Museum: Board of Trustees 2026 edition update.

'Armed Forces Pay Review Body (AFPRB)' updated.

The list of appointments to the Armed Forces Pay Review Body has been updated.

Attachment 'Defence Board' updated with new appointment.

Updated 'Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-lethal Weapons (SACMILL)' which has closed.

'Single Source Regulations Office' updated.

'Ministry of Defence's public appointments supplementary privacy notice', 'Nuclear Research Advisory Council' and 'The Independent Monitoring Board for the Military Corrective Training Centre (IMBMCTC)' updated.

Updated 'The Independent Medical Expert Group (IMEG)'.

Updated 'Defence Nuclear Safety Expert Committee'.

Updated 'The Independent Medical Expert Group (IMEG)'.

Updated 'Ministry of Defence's public appointments supplementary privacy notice'.

Updated 'Armed Forces Pay Review Body (AFPRB)'.

Updated 'Armed Forces Pay Review Body (AFPRB)'.

Updated 'Single Source Regulations Office'.

Updated 'Nuclear Research Advisory Council'.

Updated 'Nuclear Research Advisory Council'.

Updated 'Defence Nuclear Safety Expert Committee'.

Updated: Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee (VAPC).

'Nuclear Research Advisory Council' updated.

'Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee (VAPC)' updated.

Updated: Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee (VAPC).

Updated: The Independent Medical Expert Group (IMEG).