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Written question asked by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 July 2019 (named day). It was answered by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Monday, 8 July 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Army: Incentives

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many bonuses have been paid by the Army/Capita to recruits who agree to enlist earlier than originally intended; what the average size is of those bonus payments; what the total sum spent is on those bonuses as of 2 July 2019; and what the qualifying criteria are for those bonus payments.

Answer

The Recruiting Partnering Project (RPP) has been resourced to prioritise recruiting using a range of tools, including financial incentives. Historically, these have incentivised candidates to join specific trades or to start training quickly.

The RPP has set aside some £885,000 to date, to incentivise candidates, who are able to do so, to start training quickly where there are anticipated spaces on training intakes. These bonuses were comprised of single payments of £2,500 to 354 candidates, split over two separate incentive periods.

Qualifying criteria require the candidate to commence the relevant training (e.g. Infantry at Infantry Training Centre Catterick) in target months, be over 18 years of age and to have passed their Discharge as of Right period.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
272152
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Army Incentives Recruitment Capita
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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