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<p>Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) became a bespoke trading entity, an arm's
length body of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) on 1 April 2014. As detailed in the DE&S
Framework Document, which sets out the governance arrangements of the organisation,
the Secretary of State for Defence is accountable to Parliament for all aspects of
DE&S's performance. In addition, the DE&S Chief Executive Officer is designated
as an Accounting Officer and is therefore fully accountable to Parliament for the
stewardship of DE&S resources.</p><p>The Framework Document contains more details
about these arrangements and is available on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-equipment-and-support-framework-document.</p>
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