Ministry of Defence: Legal Opinion
(asked on 9th December 2025) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who the most senior legal official is in his Department.
This question was answered on 18th December 2025
There are four senior legal officials in Defence. The highest-ranking legal advisers are:
Director Army Legal Services (Major General)
Director Legal Services, Royal Air Force (Air Vice Marshal)
Director Legal for the Royal Navy (Commodore)
Director MOD Legal Advisers (Civil Service Director, SCS2)