Written question asked by Lord Temple-Morris (Labour) on Friday, 26 September 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 10 October 2014. It was answered by Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative) on Monday, 13 October 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Courts Martial
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many courts-martial there were in HM Armed Forces in the last year for which records are available; how many of those were judged by commanding officers; and how many of those defendants did not have legal representation.
- Answer
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480 Service personnel were tried by Court Martial during the year 2013.
None of those were judged by their Commanding Officers. 70 chose to represent themselves at trial.
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- HL1912
- Session
- 2014-15
- Subjects
- Courts martial
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- Yes
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