Department of the Permanent Secretary (Royal Navy)

Department of the Permanent Secretary
United Kingdom
Department overview
Formed1702
Dissolved1964
JurisdictionGovernment of the United Kingdom
HeadquartersAdmiralty Building
Whitehall
London
Department executives
Parent DepartmentAdmiralty

The Department of the Permanent Secretary [1] also formally known as the Department of the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty or the Department of the Secretary was the Civil Service department responsible for the control, direction and guidance of all administrative functions of the British Admiralty from 1702 to 1964, it was headed by the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty.

  1. ^ Hamilton, C. I. (Feb 3, 2011). The Making of the Modern Admiralty: British Naval Policy-Making, 1805–1927. Cambridge University Press. p. 191. ISBN 9781139496544.