The next quinquennial Armed Forces Bill is due in 2021. In 2017 the Ministry of Defence commissioned a review of the service justice system in preparation for the Bill. This paper explains what the Service Justice System is, the main outcomes of the review and the Government’s response.
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Armed Forces Bill: Consideration in Select Committee (166 KB, PDF)
Unlike the majority of Government Bills, the Armed Forces Bill has traditionally been committed to a specially convened Select Committee after Second Reading, which sits only for the duration of the Bill.
Three oral evidence sessions were held in early February 2011 on some of the general themes associated with the Bill. Armed Forces welfare and the section of the Bill relating to the Military Covenant received particular attention. Those sessions were then followed by four sessions dedicated to formal consideration of the Bill. Several amendments relating to clause 2 of the Bill were moved in Committee, but after extensive debate were defeated on division.
The Special Report of the Select Committee was published on 10 March 2011 (HC 779, Session 2010-11). The Bill will now be re-committed to a Committee of the whole House.
Documents to download
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Armed Forces Bill: Consideration in Select Committee (166 KB, PDF)
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