Ministry of Defence’s top civil servant to step down weeks after Afghan data leak revealed
David Williams, the best officer of the Ministry of Defense, will resign in autumn.
Williams, a permanent secretary in Mod, announced that the government had left a few weeks after it turned out that despite the disaster data loss to risk up to 100,000.
His separation is part of the proposal to bring new leadership to high -level defense roles, Independent understands.
A MOD spokesman: “Permanent Secretary David Williams will resign this autumn and the recruitment process for his successor will continue. Since 2021, David has led the department during an important activity period and we thank him for his contribution.”
Mr. Williams has been in the position for four and a half years and separation is not related to the Afghan data leakage, which resulted in an unprecedented mode supersterrot.
A new defense chief, air chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton will also make an appointment in September this year.
Last year, defense secretary John Healey promised to correct the broken defense supply system with new reforms.
A “root and branch” defense review was also reported by looking at everything from equipment to future threats in June this year.
In response, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer ordered thousands of new long -range weapons to a dozen new attack submarine, nuclear war titles program that the investment and report of £ 15 billion should be prepared for war.
Although the strategic defense examination said that the defense secretary said it would not happen before 2029, the size of the normal army required a small increase in the size of the normal army.
He also suggested that the UK should have at least 100,000 soldiers, ministers should increase the number of active reserves by 20 percent and the government should reduce the public service defense labor force by 10 percent.
