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MOD Response to The Service Police Complaints Commissioner’s Annual Report 2023

Written ministerial statementMade by Al CarnsParliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Veterans)Ministry of DefenceHCWS467

I am pleased to place in the Library of the House today the Ministry of Defence’s formal response to the Service Police Complaints Commissioner’s annual report for 2023.

The Commissioner’s inaugural report assesses the delivery of her functions and the work of her office in 2023. The response sets out MOD’s comments to the report and approach to each of the three recommendations made by the Commissioner.

The MOD values the strong independent oversight that the Commissioner brings to the Service Police complaints process and is committed to having a system which our personnel can have trust and confidence in.

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