Civil Defence Department

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The Civil Defence Department was a governmental agency within the Home Office of the United Kingdom responsible for civil defence. [1] The Department led to the establishment during 1957 of the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation. On the run-down of civil defence in 1971 the department was replaced by the Home Defence and Emergency Services Division of the Home Office.

The senior official of the department was the Director-General of Civil Defence, also known as the Inspector-General. It oversaw 12 Civil Emergency Regions. [1]

Administration

Senior Officials of the Civil Defence Department
OfficeMemberTenure
Director-General of Civil Defence General Sir Sidney Kirkman, GCB KBE MC 1954–1960
Director-General of Civil Defence Training Wing Commander Sir John Hodsoll, CB 1948–1954
Inspector-General of Civil DefenceWing Commander Sir John Hodsoll, CB 1938–1948
Lieutenant-General Sir William Stratton 1960–1962
Air Chief Marshal Sir Walter Merton, GBE KCB 1964–1968
Secretary Sir William Brown, KCB KCMG CBE c. 1944
Deputy Under Secretary of State F L T Graham-Harrison, CB 1963–1974
Under Secretary Harold Emmerson 1940–1942
Oswald C. Allen, CB CBE

References

  1. 1 2 Lang, Tim (2025-02-06). "Just in Case: 7 steps to narrow the UK civil food resilience gap". National Preparedness Commission.
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