House of Commons - Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill

Defence Committee - Fifth Report
Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 15 October 2014.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

2 The Bill's provisions

Overview of the Bill

Clause 1: Creation of the office of the Service Complaints Ombudsman

Method of appointment and eligibility

Length of appointment

Clause 2: Reform of system of redress of individual complaints

New section 340B: Procedure for making a complaint and determining admissibility

New Section: 340H Ombudsman investigations

New Section 340I: Procedure on Ombudsman investigations

New Section 340L: Report and recommendations

New Section 340M: Action following receipt of report

Section 340O Annual report on system for dealing with Service complaints

Matter not included in the Bill

Service Police

Conclusions and recommendations

Annex: Amendments to the Bill

Amendment group A (see paragraph 19)

Terms of appointment of the Service Complaints Ombudsman

Amendment B (see paragraph 25)

Tenure of appointment of the Service Complaints Ombudsman

Amendment C (see paragraph 29)

Section 340B: Procedure for making a complaint and determining admissibility

Amendment group D (see paragraphs 42 and 45)

Section 340H: Ombudsman investigations

Amendment group E (see paragraph 52)

Section 340I Procedure on Ombudsman investigations

Amendment F (see paragraph 57)

Section 340L Report and recommendations

Amendment group G (see paragraph 63)

Section 340M: Action following receipt of report

Amendment H (see paragraph 74)

Thematic Reviews

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Session