The Defence Scientific Advisory Council (DSAC) is a non-departmental public body consisting of an independent committee of scientists who provide scientific and technological advice to the British Ministry of Defence.[1] Secretariat services for the DSAC are provided by the Defence Science and Technology Office.[clarification needed]
As of 2014[update] the DSAC is chaired by Professor David Delpy.[2][3]
After a review of Non-Departmental Public Bodies the DSAC was reclassified from an Advisory Non-Departmental Public Body to an Expert Committee in October 2016.The replacement body, known as the Defence Science Expert Committee (DSEC) will continue to provide science and technology advice across MOD.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Defence Scientific Advisory Council: What We Do". GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "No regrets, says outgoing EPSRC chief David Delpy". Times Higher Education. 17 April 2014.
- ^ "New chair of the Defence Scientific Advisory Council". GOV.UK. 14 January 2014.
- ^ ""Defence Scientific Advisory Council closed in October 2016"". GOV.UK.
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