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MOD appointment letters for Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) Senior Responsible Owners (SROs)

These letters include the date of appointment, the programme deliverables, what the SRO is responsible for and how long the role is expected to last.

Documents

Armed Forces Recruitment Programme: SRO appointment letter

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Clyde Infrastructure Programme: SRO appointment letter

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Defence Estate Optimisation: SRO appointment letter

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Naval Support Integrated Global Network: SRO Appointment Letter

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Details

Each government department publishes the letters of appointment for their GMPP senior responsible owners (SROs). These letters include the date of appointment, the programme deliverables, what the SRO is responsible for and how long the role is expected to last.

The guidance for officials giving evidence to Parliamentary Select Committees, known as the Osmotherly Rules was updated on 17 October 2014. As part of this update we are committed to publishing GMPP SRO letters of appointment.

Published 17 July 2015
Last updated 14 February 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added Clyde Infrastructure Programme: SRO appointment letter.

  2. Added Marshall programme: SRO appointment letter.

  3. Removed outdated appointment letters.

  4. Updated 'Crowsnest: SRO appointment letter' and added 'Naval Support Integrated Global Network: SRO appointment letter'.

  5. Added 'F-35B Lightning Programme: SRO appointment letter' and 'Typhoon Programme: SRO appointment letter', and removed 'Lightning II: SRO appointment letter'.

  6. Added: ‘Ground Based Air Defence: SRO appointment letter’.

  7. Added: ‘Chinook Capability Sustainment Programme: SRO appointment letter’ and ‘New Medium Helicopter Programme: SRO appointment letter’.

  8. Updated Type 26 (T26) Global Combat Ship: SRO appointment letter, Type 31 Export (T31e): SRO appointment letter and Fleet Solid Support (FSS): SRO appointment letter.

  9. Added A400M: SRO appointment letter.

  10. Added Future Combat Air System Acquisition Programme: SRO appointment letter.

  11. Added: Project Bramley: SRO appointment letter and Armed Forces Recruitment Programme: SRO appointment letter.

  12. Added SRO appointment for: Maritime Electronic Warfare Programme and Mine Hunting Capability Programme.

  13. Added Collective Training Transformation Programme: SRO appointment Letter.

  14. Updated: Armoured Cavalry SRO Appointment Letter.

  15. Added updated letter: Type 26 (T26) Global Combat Ship: SRO appointment letter.

  16. Added: Land Environment Tactical Communication Information Systems (LE TacCIS): SRO appointment letter.

  17. Added the Armour Main Battle Tank 2025: SRO appointment letter.

  18. Updated the SRO appointment letters for the 'New Style of IT Deployed’ and ‘Future Beyond Line of Sight’ programmes.

  19. Updated the Spearfish: SRO appointment letter with the latest version.

  20. Added: Future Maritime Support: SRO appointment letter.

  21. Addition of - Crowsnest: SRO appointment letter.

  22. Added Clyde Infrastructure Programme: SRO appointment letter.

  23. Updated Lightning II: SRO appointment letter.

  24. Added: Mechanised Infantry: SRO appointment letter (Updated 9 October 2020).

  25. Added: Armoured Cavalry SRO Appointment Letter (Updated 6 October 2020).

  26. Added: Armoured Cavalry 2025 and Armoured Infantry 2026: SRO appointment letter (Updated 5 October 2020).

  27. Addition of: appointment as senior responsible owner for the defence estate optimisation (DEO) programme.

  28. Updated the Army Basing: SRO appointment letter.

  29. Added the Armed Forces Recruitment Programme: SRO appointment letter.

  30. Updated the new contracting purchasing and finance: SRO appointment letter.

  31. Added Armour MBT 2025: SRO appointment letter with the most recent appointment.

  32. Added Complex Weapons Programme (CWP): SRO appointment letter and removed previous Complex Weapons: SRO appointment letter and Complex Weapons: SRO appointment letter.

  33. Updated the Type 31 Export (T31e): SRO appointment letter with the latest amendment.

  34. Added Queen Elizabeth: SRO appointment letter.

  35. Updated the Carrier Enabled Power Projection Programme SRO appointment letter in line with the latest changes.

  36. Added the Global Connectivity Programme: SRO appointment letter.

  37. Updated the SRO appointment letter for the Crowsnest programme.

  38. Added Fleet Solid Support (FSS): SRO appointment letter.

  39. Added Joint Cryptographic Key: SRO appointment letter.

  40. Updated Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment: SRO appointment letter.

  41. Updated Land Environment Tactical Communication and Information Systems: SRO appointment letter.

  42. Updated A400M: SRO appointment letter

  43. Added the Surface Ship Support programme: SRO appointment letter.

  44. Removed Addendum Letter to the Core Production Programme dated 9 July 2015.

  45. Added Core Production Capability Programme: SRO appointment letter.

  46. Updated the Crowsnest: SRO appointment letter with the latest edition.

  47. Added Core Production Capability Programme: SRO appointment letter.

  48. Added the new Ministry of Defence Network Evolve Programme: SRO appointment letter.

  49. Added SRO appointment letters for the Mechanised Infantry, the Watchkeeper and the Future Maritime Support.

  50. Added Clyde Infrastructure Programme: SRO appointment letter.

  51. Added Maritime Patrol Aircraft Programme SRO appointment letter and Protector Programme SRO appointment letter.

  52. Added Dreadnought: SRO appointment letter.

  53. Added New Style of Information Technology (Base): SRO appointment letter.

  54. Added Type 31 Export (T31e) Programme: SRO appointment letter.

  55. Added Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme: SRO appointment letter.

  56. Added Defence Infrastructure Model Reform (DIMR) programme SRO appointment letter.

  57. Added Armed Forces People Programme (AFPP): SRO appointment letter.

  58. Updated to add SRO appointment letter for the Defence Estate Optimisation programme.

  59. Replaced Army Basing appointment letter.

  60. Added Armour MBT 2025 programme:SRO appointment letter

  61. Updated the Army Basing programme letter.

  62. Replaced SRO letter of appointment for The Logistics Commodities Services Transformation Programme, Type 26 Global Combat ship programme and added new SRO letter of appointment for Future beyond line of sight and operational information systems.

  63. Updated letters for Armoured Cavalry 2025 and Armoured Infantry 2026 Programmes and Carrier Enable Power Projection Programme (CEPP) and added Land Environment Tactical Communication Information Systems (LE TacCIS) Programme.

  64. Updated the Appointment letters for the Materiel Strategy Programme and the Maritime Sustainment Programme.

  65. Added SRO appointment letter for Grapevine I, Grapevine II and Emporium programmes

  66. Updated Materiel Strategy: SRO appointment letter addendum.

  67. Added Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment and A400M appointment letters.

  68. Added SRO appointment letter for Merlin Programme.

  69. Added Crowsnest; Maritime Sustainment Programme; Type 26 Global Combat Ship Programme; and Wildcat.

  70. Updated the New Employment Model Programme letter.

  71. Added Carrier Enabled Power Projection (CEPP) letter with addendum, Successor programme letter with addendum, The Materiel Strategy letter with addendum, New Employment Model re-issued letter;

  72. Added Complex Weapons, Lightning II, Queen Elizabeth Programme, Spearfish Upgrade and Watchkeeper: SRO appointment letters.

  73. First published.