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61: After Clause 50, insert the following new Clause— “Independent review of Armed Forces recruitment and retention(1) The Secretary of State must commission an independent review of the processes for recruitment and retention across His Majesty’s forces.(2) The review under subsection (1) must, in particular, consider—(a) the efficiency and consistency of recruitment processes across the Royal Navy, the regular army, the Royal Air Force and the reserve forces,(b) the effectiveness of steps being taken to improve diversity and inclusion within His Majesty’s forces,(c) the impact of the quality of defence housing (including single living accommodation) on the retention of service personnel, and(d) the impact of the medical discharge process on retention and transition to civilian life.(3) A report of the review must be laid before each House of Parliament no later than 12 months after the day on which this Act is passed.”Member’s explanatory statement This new clause requires the Government to commission an independent review into recruitment and retention in the Armed Forces and lay the report of the review before Parliament.