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Navy Command | |
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Active | 2010–present |
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Branch | Royal Navy |
Type | Naval "Hybrid" Headquarters |
Part of | Ministry of Defence |
Garrison/HQ | HMS Excellent, Whale Island, Hampshire 50°48′53.7″N 1°5′59.1″W / 50.814917°N 1.099750°W |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Admiral Sir Ben Key |
The Navy Command is the current headquarters body of the Royal Navy, and as of 2012 its major organisational grouping.[1] It is a hybrid, neither a command, nor simply an installation. Royal Navy official writings describe Navy Command Headquarters both as a physical site, on Whale Island, Hampshire, a collective formed of the most senior RN officers,[2] and as a budgetary grouping.
On 1 April 2006 the Fleet Top Level Budget was established.[3] A Top Level Budget (TLB) is the major financial accounting group of the MOD. On 1 April 2010 the Fleet TLB was renamed Navy Command. Navy Command is the Top Level Budget (holder) for the RN.[4] Navy Command supports the First Sea Lord in the management of the Command, and delivers the Service's current and future outputs as articulated in the Command Plan.[5]
Unit:Navy Command