Last Updated : 30th July 2007

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| Andrew Vallance took over as Secretary of the Defence, Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee in December 2004.
Prior to that he spent 38 years in the Royal Air Force, serving operationally as a squadron pilot, flight commander and squadron commander, and subsequently as the last flying station commander of RAF Wyton. He spent 6 years in Whitehall and a further 10 years in NATO, ending his RAF career in the Command Group of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). He has published over 60 articles and 3 books on defence and international security issues. |

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The DA-Notice Secretary (or the Deputy Secretary) can be contacted in the following ways:
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Address: |
Telephone: |
Fax: |
Email: |
Floor 1 Spine H 21
Ministry of Defence
Main Building
Whitehall
LONDON SW1A 2HB |
020-7218-2206 |
020-7218-5857 |
secretary@dnotice.org.uk |
The office is normally open Mondays to Fridays from 0900 to 1700. The telephone is fitted with an Ansaphone which,
out of office hours, gives information on how the Secretary can be contacted.
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The Secretary will normally be available OUT OF OFFICE HOURS at:
Telephone: 01344 874412
Mobile: 07768 433005
These telephones are also fitted with Ansaphones and, if the Secretary is temporarily unavailable,
a message can be left and he will phone back as soon as he returns.
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During the Secretary's longer absence on holiday or for other reasons, the Deputy Secretary will handle enquiries.
The current Deputy Secretary is Air Commodore David Adams. He
can be contacted on the following numbers: |
| Telephone: |
Telephone: |
(office hours)
020-7218-2206 |
(out of hours)
01225 -891100 / 07796 694677 |

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| In the event of any difficulty the Ministry of Defence Press Office will try to establish the whereabouts of the Secretary: |
| Telephone: |
Telephone: |
(office hours)
020-7218-2629
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(out of hours)
020-7218-7907
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