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Speaking in the House of Lords on 3 February 2025
Debate
Armed Forces (Court Martial) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024Contribution
The statutory instrument before us changes this requirement and broadens the pool of potential presidents so that, where the defendant is the rank of officer six or above, to prevent a conflict of interest, a more junior officer with a minimum rank of officer six can act as the president of the board. We will put policy in place to ensure that, wherever possible, the president of the board will be the highest appropriate ranking officer available.
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