Defence Safety Authority

Defence Safety Authority
Agency overview
Formed1 April 2015
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Headquarters
Agency executive
Parent agency
Ministry of Defence

The Defence Safety Authority (DSA) is an agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence which regulates safety and investigates accidents in the UK's Armed Forces.

The DSA was launched on 1 April 2015 and brings together the Defence Safety and Environment Authority (DSEA), Military Aviation Authority (MAA) and Defence Fire Safety Regulator (DFSR), to form a single common managed organization under the leadership of a 3-star Director General (DG) – DG DSA.[1] The Director-General is also the head of the Defence Accident Investigation Branch (DAIB)[2] (Formerly the Military Air Accident Investigation Branch (MilAAIB) and the Land Accident Investigation Team (LAIT)).[3]

Directors-General

The Directors-General have been: The Directors-General have been:

Agencies

The Defence Accident Investigation Branch (DAIB), a part of the DSA which investigates accidents and incidents in military transport, has its head office in Building 120 at MOD Boscombe Down.[8] It was formerly known as the Military Air Accident Investigation Branch (MilAAIB).[9] Previously its head office was at Farnborough House,[10] and MilAAIB employees were generally located in Farnborough.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "New Defence Safety Authority launched today". 1 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Defence Accident Investigation Branch (DAIB)". GOV.UK.
  3. ↑ "MOD launch integrated defence safety authority". Civil Service World. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Generals: April 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Nicholls, Dominic (20 February 2019). "RAF Engineer becomes most senior woman to have ever served in Britain's armed forces". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "RAF Senior Appointments". Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Senior Appointments 2024". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Defence Accident Investigation Branch (DAIB)". gov.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2026. DAIB HQ Building 120 MOD Boscombe Down Salisbury SP4 OJE
  9. ↑ "FORMAL AGREEMENT between THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE as represented by THE MILITARY AIR ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BRANCH (MilAAIB) and THE DEPARTMENT for TRANSPORT (DfT) as represented by THE AIR ACCIDENTS INVESTIGATION BRANCH concerning POST AIR ACCIDENT SUPPORT" (PDF). Gov.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Defence Accident Investigation Branch (DAIB)". Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2026. DAIB HQ Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot GU11 2HH
  11. ↑ "Review of Progress in the Military Aviation Authority (MAA)" (PDF). Government of the United Kingdom. p. 3.


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