Written question asked by Madeleine Moon (Labour) on Thursday, 6 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 June 2019. It was answered by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Wednesday, 12 June 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Complaints

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate she has made of the number of recommendations in the (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018 Service Complaints Ombudsman's annual report have been complied with; and if she will make a statement.

Answer: In her annual reports for 2016 and 2017 the Service Complaints Ombudsman made a total of 22 recommendations. Of these recommendations, we consider that 15 have either been completed or were not accepted, and that seven remain in progress. In her annual report for 2018 which was published in April this year, the Ombudsman made nine new recommendations. We are currently in the process of considering these recommendations with the single Services and will respond formally to the Ombudsman once this work is complete.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 261162
Session: 2017-19
Related items: Armed Forces: Complaints
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Written questions
House of Commons; Armed Forces: Complaints
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Complaints Armed forces Service Complaints Ombudsman
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk