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</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size: 125%;">Defence Infrastructure Organisation</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Agency overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">1 April 2011</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">St George’s House Defence Infrastructure Organisation Head Office DMS Whittington <a href="Lichfield" title="Lichfield">Lichfield</a> <a href="Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a> <a href="United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Agency executive</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">
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</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Mike Green, Chief Executive</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent agency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Defence</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-infrastructure-organisation">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-infrastructure-organisation</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Defence Infrastructure Organisation</b> (<b>DIO</b>) is an operating arm of the <a href="Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Defence</a> (MoD) in the United Kingdom, which is responsible for the built and rural estate. Its chief executive is Mike Green.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>
<p>The DIO was formed in 2011 in order to bring together the management of the MoD's estate, to reduce its running costs and create commercial opportunities.<sup id="cite_ref-cswmay18_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cswmay18-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was criticised by the <a href="National_Audit_Office_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Audit Office (United Kingdom)">National Audit Office</a> in November 2016 because the performance regime it had set for <a href="Capita" title="Capita">Capita</a>, its strategic outsourcing partner, was "not fit for purpose" and was failing to incentivise sustainable spending reductions.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Activities_and_structure">Activities and structure</h2></div>
<p>DIO manages around 1.8% of the UK's landmass, including 115,000 non-residential buildings and 50,000 houses.<sup id="cite_ref-cswmay18_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cswmay18-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>It is divided into six operating divisions, under the Corporate HQ:<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ul><li>Hard Facilities Management - Responsible for minor construction projects, mechanical and electrical support to the estate.</li>
<li>Soft Facilities Management - Responsible for provision of cleaning, catering and contracted support to the estate.</li>
<li>Major Projects - Responsible for the management of high value or complex projects delivering change in the defence estate.</li>
<li>Land Management Services - Responsible for managing the freehold and leasehold estate portfolio to deliver best effect for defence.</li>
<li><a href="Defence_Training_Estate" title="Defence Training Estate">Defence Training Estate</a> - operates MOD training installations to train all three services. It is responsible for the management of the 78% of the defence estate allocated as Training Areas and Ranges. It provides sufficient and suitable estate to support the training requirements of the <a href="British_Armed_Forces" title="British Armed Forces">British Armed Forces</a>, whilst ensuring environmental management and appropriate historical and archaeological preservation. Among other activities, DTE currently runs five Air Weapons Ranges for military operational training: the <a href="Holbeach_Air_Weapons_Range" title="Holbeach Air Weapons Range">Holbeach</a> and <a href="Donna_Nook_Air_Weapons_Range" title="Donna Nook Air Weapons Range">Donna Nook Air Weapons Ranges</a> in Lincolnshire (England), <a href="RAF_Pembrey" class="mw-redirect" title="RAF Pembrey">Pembrey Sands Air Weapons Range</a> in Carmarthenshire (Wales), the <a href="Tain_Air_Weapons_Range" title="Tain Air Weapons Range">Tain Air Weapons Range</a> in Rossshire and <a href="Cape_Wrath#Military_use" title="Cape Wrath">Cape Wrath</a> in Sutherland (Scotland).</li>
<li>Security Services Group - Responsible for the provision of physical security advice and support.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul>
<p>The <a href="Ministry_of_Defence_Guard_Service" title="Ministry of Defence Guard Service">Ministry of Defence Guard Service</a> also remains part of DIO.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div>
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<ul><li><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-infrastructure-organisation">Official website</a></span></span> </li>
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<li><a href="British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a></li>
<li><a href="Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #eee;">By <a href="Nations_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Nations of the United Kingdom">nation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Armed_forces_in_Scotland" title="Armed forces in Scotland">Scotland</a></li>
<li><a href="Armed_forces_in_Wales" title="Armed forces in Wales">Wales</a></li>
<li><a href="Irish_in_the_British_Armed_Forces" title="Irish in the British Armed Forces">the Irish</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Defence_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Defence Council of the United Kingdom">Defence Council</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #eee;"><a href="Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)#Senior_officials" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Political</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Secretary of State for Defence</a></li>
<li><a href="Minister_of_State_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="Minister of State for the Armed Forces">Minister of State for the Armed Forces</a></li>
<li><a href="Minister_of_State_for_Defence_Procurement_and_Industry" title="Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Industry">Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Industry</a></li>
<li><a href="Minister_of_State_for_Defence" title="Minister of State for Defence">Minister of State for Defence</a> (House of Lords)</li>
<li><a href="Parliamentary_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Veterans_and_People" title="Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Veterans and People">Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Veterans and People</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #eee;"><a href="Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee" title="Chiefs of Staff Committee">Military</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a></li>
<li><a href="Vice-Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff</a></li>
<li><a href="First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the General Staff</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Air Staff</a></li>
<li><a href="United_Kingdom_Strategic_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom Strategic Command">Commander Strategic Command</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_Defence_People" title="Chief of Defence People">Chief of Defence People</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #eee;"><a href="Civil_Service_(United_Kingdom)" title="Civil Service (United Kingdom)">Civil Service</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Permanent_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence">Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_Scientific_Adviser_to_the_Ministry_of_Defence" title="Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence">Chief Scientific Adviser</a></li>
<li>Director-General Finance</li>
<li>Director-General Head Office and Commissioning Services</li>
<li>Director-General Nuclear</li>
<li>Director-General Security Policy</li>
<li>Lead Non-Executive Board Member</li>
<li>Non-Executive Defence Board Member and Chair of the People Committee</li>
<li>Non-Executive Defence Board Member and Chair of the Defence Audit Committee</li>
<li>Non-Executive Defence Board Member and Chair of the Defence Equipment and Support Board</li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Service boards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Admiralty_Board_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Admiralty Board (United Kingdom)">Admiralty Board</a> (<a href="Navy_Board_(1964%E2%80%93present)" title="Navy Board (1964–present)">Navy Board</a>)</li>
<li><a href="Army_Board" title="Army Board">Army Board</a></li>
<li><a href="Air_Force_Board" title="Air Force Board">Air Force Board</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Service commands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Navy_Command_(Royal_Navy)" title="Navy Command (Royal Navy)">Navy Command</a></li>
<li><a href="Army_Headquarters_(United_Kingdom)" title="Army Headquarters (United Kingdom)">Army Command</a></li>
<li><a href="RAF_Air_Command" title="RAF Air Command"> Air Command</a></li>
<li><a href="Strategic_Command_(United_Kingdom)" title="Strategic Command (United Kingdom)">Strategic Command</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Arm's-length bodies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Defence_Equipment_and_Support" title="Defence Equipment and Support">Defence Equipment and Support</a> (DE&S)</li>
<li><a href="Defence_Science_and_Technology_Laboratory" title="Defence Science and Technology Laboratory">Defence Science and Technology Laboratory</a> (DSTL)</li>
<li>Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA)</li>
<li><a href="United_Kingdom_Hydrographic_Office" title="United Kingdom Hydrographic Office">United Kingdom Hydrographic Office</a> (UKHO)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Executive_agency" title="Executive agency">Top-level budget agencies<br>managed on an arm's-length basis</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Defence_Business_Services" title="Defence Business Services">Defence Business Services</a> (DBS)</li>
<li> (DIO)</li>
<li><a href="Defence_Digital" class="mw-redirect" title="Defence Digital">Defence Digital</a></li>
<li><a href="Defence_Nuclear_Organisation" title="Defence Nuclear Organisation">Defence Nuclear Organisation</a></li>
<li><a href="Ministry_of_Defence_Police" title="Ministry of Defence Police">Ministry of Defence Police</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regulatory organisations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Defence_Safety_Authority" title="Defence Safety Authority">Defence Safety Authority</a></li>
<li><a href="Single_Source_Regulations_Office" title="Single Source Regulations Office">Single Source Regulations Office</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Intelligence</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Defence_Intelligence" title="Defence Intelligence">Defence Intelligence</a> (under Strategic Command)</li>
<li><a href="Defence_Secretariat_19" title="Defence Secretariat 19">Defence Secretariat 19</a> (defunct)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Non-departmental_public_body" title="Non-departmental public body">Non-departmental<br>public bodies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="National_Army_Museum" title="National Army Museum">National Army Museum</a></li>
<li><a href="National_Museum_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="National Museum of the Royal Navy">National Museum of the Royal Navy</a></li>
<li><a href="Royal_Air_Force_Museum" title="Royal Air Force Museum">Royal Air Force Museum</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Public_corporations" class="mw-redirect" title="Public corporations">Public corporations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Oil_and_Pipelines_Agency" title="Oil and Pipelines Agency">Oil and Pipelines Agency</a> (OPA)</li>
<li><a href="Sheffield_Forgemasters" title="Sheffield Forgemasters">Sheffield Forgemasters</a></li></ul>
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