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Armed Forces Bill

I wonder whether the hon. Gentleman has read the explanatory notes. As the clause is quite complicated, let me give him the wording from the Government's own explanatory notes:"““a service policeman who considers that there is sufficient evidence to charge the person with a Schedule 2 offence (i.e. the most serious offences) must refer the case directly to the DSP.””" He is not allowed to go to the CO first. The word ““directly”” could not be clearer in that context. It cuts the CO right out of the loop. The case to which I referred was very much a vexatious case. The court martial dismissed it very quickly, but during the delay that took place, which would not have happened if the CO had had their way, the man’s marriage fell apart and his life fell apart.