The Defence Storage and Distribution Agency was an executive agency of the

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under the

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(MoD). The DSDA operated from locations in the

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and northern

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and was the storage and distribution arm of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation. Its role was to store, maintain, issue, process and distribute materiel for the MoD and other designated users. Following a review, the MoD took the decision to remove the DSDA's executive agency status from 1 August 2010 with the intent to outsource its functions to the private sector where economically practical.Hansard
HC Deb, 22 July 2010, c29WS At that point DSDA ceased to exist, becoming part of the Joint Support Chain (Services) (JSC(S)).

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