Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel)

The  Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel)  is a senior Royal Navy appointment responsible for the sustainable delivery of sufficient, capable and motivated personnel to the Naval Service in support of Defence Outcomes; he does this on behalf of the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff.

History
The post was created in 2010 and held responsibility for the Personnel Division that consisted of 800 staff and was responsible for all aspects (non-operational) of personnel within the Naval Service. In his current role the Rear-Admiral is responsible for the sustainable delivery of sufficient, capable and motivated personnel to the Naval Service in support of Defence Outcomes. The Admiral is accountable for all aspects (non-operational) of Personnel and Reserve Personnel within the Naval Service. 

In this role he supported in the delivery of his outcomes in relation to personnel by the Commodore Naval Strategy Personnel (CPNS), the Commodore Naval Personnel and the Assistant Chief of Staff Medical (titled in official sources) as used under the ACNS (Personnel) who is simultaneously Head of the Royal Navy Medical Service.

Additional titles
During the period 2010 to 2015 the office holder jointly held additional the titles of Naval Secretary and Chief Naval Logistics Officer (as head the Naval Logistics Branch). 

From 2016 to present this appointee jointly holds the titles of Naval Secretary and now Flag Officer, Maritime Reserves.

Assistant Chiefs of the Naval Staff (Personnel)
Included:
 April 2010–September 2012: Rear-Admiral David Steel 
 September 2012–March 2015: Rear-Admiral Jonathan Woodcock 
 March 2015-2018: Rear-Admiral Simon P. Williams 
 June 2018-present: Rear-Admiral Michael Bath

References

Sources
 "Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) and Commodore Devonport Flotilla visit HMS Monmouth in Bahrain | Royal Navy". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Ministry of Defence Royal Navy UK. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
 Government, HM (30 April 2018). "Transparency data Navy Command senior, as of April 2017 Updated 30 April 2018". gov.uk. Ministry of Defence UK. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
 Mackie, Colin (January 2019). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. C. Mackie. 
 Office, Cabinet (2012–2013). Civil service yearbook (49 ed.). London, England: The Stationery Office: Dandy Booksellers Ltd. .
 Office, Cabinet (2016–2017). Civil Service Year Book (53 ed.). London, England: The Stationery Office:Dandy Book Sellers Ltd. .

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