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Defence Safety Authority
Defence
Safety Authority
Part of
Ministry of Defence
Annual assurance reports
Service inquiries
Latest from the Defence Safety Authority
The Defence Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives Safety Regulator (DOSR) – Regulatory Notices
22 April 2026
Guidance
DSA02 DFSR Defence: Aerodrome Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) Regulations
8 April 2026
Regulation
Defence Land Safety and Environmental Regulations
1 April 2026
Guidance
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What we do
The Defence Safety Authority is established by a Charter issued by the Secretary of State (SofS) empowering it as an independent Regulator and Investigator for Health, Safety and Environmental Protection (HS&EP) in Defence.
DSA
is part of the
Ministry of Defence
.
Read more about what we do
Documents
Guidance and regulation
Defence Land Safety and Environmental Regulations
1 April 2026
Guidance
Defence maritime regulations
3 February 2026
Regulation
See all guidance and regulation
News and communications
Evaluating the benefit of licencing military aircraft engineers
15 June 2020
News story
Strengthening Air Safety - The Defence Aviation Environment Conference 2019
5 November 2019
News story
See all news and communications
Policy papers and consultations
Secretary of State for Defence policy statement on health and safety
8 April 2025
Policy paper
Protection of evidence obtained during Defence Safety Authority convened service inquiries
18 January 2022
Closed consultation
See all policy papers and consultations
Transparency and freedom of information releases
DSA annual assurance report April 2024 to March 2025
25 September 2025
Corporate report
Service Inquiry into the death of a service person during an adventurous training expedition to Stubai Glacier, Austria on 11 March 2023
20 March 2025
Corporate report
See all transparency and freedom of information releases
Our management
Air Marshal Alan Gillespie CBE MA BSc RAF
Director General Defence Safety Authority
Air Vice-Marshal Mark Hunt OBE BEng(Hons) MSc MA MBA FCMI CEng FRAeS FIMechE RAF
Deputy Director General and Technical Director of the DSA
Contact DSA
Director General DSA and HQ staff
Zone 6-L
Main Building
Whitehall
London
SW1A 2HB
United Kingdom
Enquiries from the general public and Freedom of Information (FOI) requests
DSA Secretariat
#5004 Juniper Building
MOD Abbey Wood (North)
Bristol
BS34 8QW
United Kingdom
Email
DSA-Enquiries@mod.gov.uk
Defence Fire Safety Regulator (DFSR)
For enquiries from the regulated community
United Kingdom
Email
dsa-dfsr-hqgroupmailbox@mod.gov.uk
Defence Land Safety Regulator (DLSR)
For enquiries from the regulated community
United Kingdom
Email
DSA-DLSR-GroupMailbox@mod.gov.uk
Defence Maritime Regulator (DMR)
For enquiries from the regulated community
United Kingdom
Email
DSA-DMR-Group@mod.gov.uk
Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator (DNSR)
For enquiries from the regulated community
United Kingdom
Email
DSA-DNSR-Enquiries@mod.gov.uk
Defence Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives Safety Regulator (DOSR)
For enquiries from the regulated community
United Kingdom
Email
DSA-DOSR-PRG@mod.gov.uk
Military Aviation Authority (MAA)
For enquiries from the regulated community
United Kingdom
Email
DSA-MAA-MRPEnquiries@mod.gov.uk
Defence Medical Services Regulator (DMSR)
Defence Medical Services Regulator (DMSR)
The Jenkins Centre
DMS Whittington, Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS14 9PY
United Kingdom
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