Our governance

How the UK Hydrographic Office is directed and managed.

The UK Hydrographic Office’s (UKHO) Performance and Risk Review and the UKHO Board ensure we work as efficiently as possible, meeting our legal and other obligations. They also help us make the most of business investment and commercial opportunities.

Performance and Risk Review

The MOD Director of Sponsorship and Organisation Policy chairs the Performance and Risk Review (P&RR).

The role of the P&RR is to:

  • be a substantive, two-way conversation between senior leaders in MOD Head Office and the UKHO on delivery, performance and risk, and to foster a constructive relationship of support and challenge;
  • enable coherence and collaboration with other Defence and wider stakeholders, including the Chief Operating Officer and the owning Minister.

UKHO Board

The UKHO Board consists of a Non-Executive Chair, two Non-Executive appointments representing our Owner and Defence Customer, and specialist-skilled Non-Executive Directors. You can find current membership under Our Management.

The role of the UKHO Board is to:

  • challenge and support the executive committee
  • scrutinise the executive committee’s proposals and performance using best governance and risk assessment practice
  • endorse business investment possibilities

You can find out more about the UKHO Board in our UK Hydrographic Office Board Charter (PDF, 891 KB, 18 pages).

UKHO Executive Leadership Team (ELT)

The Chief Executive chairs the Executive Leadership Team (ELT). ELT members comprise the heads of our internal areas:

  • Customer
  • Data Acquisition
  • Finance and Corporate Services
  • People
  • Operations
  • Technology

The purpose of the ELT is to:

  • support and advise the Chief Executive in their management of UKHO
  • review, discuss, and make decisions about the organisation’s performance against the published Corporate Plan
  • be Directors responsible for the performance, conduct and behaviour in their respective areas. They will also hold Senior Responsible/Business Owner remits and are expected to challenge and hold each other mutually accountable for support, both offered and sought

The ELT operates with the full authority of the Chief Executive and meets formally as the Executive Committee, Transformation Committee and Investment Committee.

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