| Deputy Chief of the General Staff | |
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| Army Headquarters British Army | |
| Abbreviation | DCGS |
| Member of | Army Board |
| Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
| Nominator | Secretary of State for Defence |
| Appointer | The Monarch On the advice of the Prime Minister, subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council |
| Term length | No fixed length |
| Precursor | Vice Chief of the General Staff |
| Formation | 1914, 2015 |
| First holder | Sir Henry Merrick Lawson |
| Deputy | Assistant Chief of the General Staff |
Deputy Chief of the General Staff (DCGS) is the title of the deputy to the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army. From 1942 until 1968 the Deputy Chief was the third-ranking member of the General Staff, subordinate the Chief and Vice Chief. As of September 2015, the role of Deputy CGS is to be "responsible for representing the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) within Head Office and outwards to relevant TLBs and dependencies, provides oversight of the Army Operating Model and provides overall personnel policy direction as the Principal Personnel Officer (PPO)."[1]
- ^ "Land Forces senior, as of September 2015". Retrieved 5 March 2016.