The Defence Business Services (DBS) building in Cleveleys wasn’t built as a single entity but rather evolved from existing structures. It was established on 4 July 2011, by merging several Ministry of Defence (MOD) executive agencies. Whilst the exact date of the physical building’s construction is not known to Blackpool Timeline, it is clear that the entity known as DBS was formed on that date.Defence Business Services (DBS) operates a facility in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire. The facility’s full address is: Tomlinson House, Norcross, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 3WP. DBS provides a range of corporate services to the Ministry of Defence (MOD), including serving and past military personnel, their families, and MOD civil servants.
Veterans UK, which is part of DBS, also has a presence at Tomlinson House and can be contacted at veterans-uk@mod.gov.uk. Their freephone number is 0808 1914 2 18 (UK only) or +44 1253 866 043 for overseas calls. GOV.UK provides contact details for other areas within DBS, including Finance (dbsscs-ecfinanceteam@mod.gov.uk) and the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (dbs-jcccgroupmailbox@mod.gov.uk).

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