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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 11 June 2025

Debate

Armed Forces Commissioner Bill

Contribution

We have therefore drafted the Bill to be as broad, clear and inclusive as possible. Through our communications campaigns and guidance, we will make it clear that anyone subject to service law, and their families, can approach the commissioner to raise a general service welfare matter. What could be clearer than that? Why introduce a separate, parallel system without the same investigatory powers? Creating a differentiation between whistleblowing about a general service welfare matter and simply approaching the commissioner to raise a general service welfare matter adds a new level of complexity and confusion, which will make it harder, not easier, to navigate.

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