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47527

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	08/04/2014
	date tabled	08/04/2014
	ddp created	08/04/2014 22:31:07
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:37:45
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	195820
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, columns 619-20W, on army: disciplinary proceedings, how many of the individuals discharged in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011 under AGA167 (i) were discharged as a result of cautions and (ii) have been notified that they were wrongly discharged; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195820
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195820
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested can only be gained through a manual search of personnel records and therefore could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>No steps have been taken to notify individuals.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

47530

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	08/04/2014
	date tabled	08/04/2014
	ddp created	08/04/2014 22:31:07
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:37:48
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	195823
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the his reply 192877, how many service complaints taken to an employment tribunal were settled (a) by out of court or other payments and (b) at Army Board CO Level 2 complaints appeal; what the total of those payments was; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195823
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195823
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The following table sets out details of Employment Tribunal (ET) cases brought by Service personnel since 2008 which were subject to an out of court settlement. I am unable to answer the second part of this question as the internal appeal process does not include any separate complaints appeal stage which is distinct from the Superior Officer or Defence Council levels.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar year</p></td><td><p>No of ET cases settled out of court (of those lodged in each year)</p></td><td><p>Total settlement monies (paid against ET claims lodged in each year)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>£393,584</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£131,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£28,075</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£37,243</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Withheld</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. Data refer to the date of submission of the ET claim. ET settlements and monies paid may have occurred in different years, but are presented in this format to show the outcomes of the claims which were lodged in each calendar year.</p><p> </p><p>2. Settlement payments made are covered by Compromise Agreements which contain a confidentiality clause. For this reason the figure for the single case settled out of court in 2012 is withheld.</p><p> </p><p>3. The figure for 2008 includes the Royal Irish class action Industrial Tribunal cases in which 21 of the 22 complainants received a settlement.</p><p> </p><p>4. Not all cases lodged in 2013 have reached their conclusion.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

48086

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	09/04/2014
	date tabled	09/04/2014
	ddp created	09/04/2014 22:10:39
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:46:18
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	196185
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what comparative assessment he has made of the long-term effects on the level of war pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments being uprated annually in line with (a) price inflation, (b) average earnings and (c) whichever is the higher of consumer price index price inflation, average earnings or 2.5 per cent; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196185
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196185
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>No comparative assessment of the kind suggested has been made. The aim of uprating is to protect War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments against rising prices. In line with other public sector schemes, payments through the Armed Forces pensions and compensation schemes have increased with reference to the Consumer Price Index.</p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

47528

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	08/04/2014
	date tabled	08/04/2014
	ddp created	08/04/2014 22:31:07
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:37:46
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	195821
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2014, Official Report, column 650W, on armed forces: disciplinary proceedings, how many and what amount of ex gratia payments were made to armed forces personnel incorrectly disciplined following receipt of a police caution; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195821
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195821
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>No such ex-gratia payments have been made.</p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

48084

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	09/04/2014
	date tabled	09/04/2014
	ddp created	09/04/2014 22:10:38
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:46:15
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	196175
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether agreement was received from HM Treasury to the Top Level Budget holder in his Department making ex gratia payments to members of the armed forces wrongly disciplined under AGAI67 following a police caution; what estimate the Treasury made of the cost of such payments; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196175
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196175
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>No such ex-gratia payments have been made.</p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

47531

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/04/2014
	date	08/04/2014
	date tabled	08/04/2014
	ddp created	08/04/2014 22:31:08
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:37:49
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	195812
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department first became aware that they had been wrongly allowing armed forces personnel to be subjected to a double punishment under (a) AGA167 and (b) summary hearings; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195812
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195812
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Department first recognised the implications of changes to rehabilitation legislation relating to police cautions in September 2011, since when no administrative action has been taken against Service personnel who receive a police caution. Officials brought the issue to the attention of Ministers in early December 2011 and have provided further advice at intervals since then.</p><p> </p><p>It would be inappropriate to disclose the options that officials have presented for consideration. This is a complex matter, and I will update the House when I have reached a judgement.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

48083

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	09/04/2014
	date tabled	09/04/2014
	ddp created	09/04/2014 22:10:38
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:46:14
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	196174
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department first became aware that it had illegally subjected armed forces personnel to double punishment under (a) AGA167 and (b) summary hearings; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196174
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196174
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Department first recognised the implications of changes to rehabilitation legislation relating to police cautions in September 2011, since when no administrative action has been taken against Service personnel who receive a police caution. Officials brought the issue to the attention of Ministers in early December 2011 and have provided further advice at intervals since then.</p><p> </p><p>It would be inappropriate to disclose the options that officials have presented for consideration. This is a complex matter, and I will update the House when I have reached a judgement.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

48183

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	10/04/2014
	date tabled	10/04/2014
	ddp created	10/04/2014 19:11:15
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:47:51
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	196362
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the service complaints investigation teams there are in each branch of the armed forces; what their qualifications are; what training is provided to them; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196362
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196362
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Ministry Of Defence maintains a cadre of Harassment Investigation Officers who investigate complaints raised within the Services and by MOD civilians concerning bullying and harassment, and who are not permanent employees of the Department; Appendix six to the 2013 Annual Report of the Service Complaints Commissioner provides further details. Beyond this centrally-managed team, the three Services maintain teams of investigators, many of whom are drawn from their own Service police force, who can investigate complex complaints.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy has one Complaint Investigation and Mediation Team (CIMT), comprising two members of the Royal Navy Police with many years of investigative experience. In addition to their extensive police investigative training, they are Equality and Diversity Advisers, and have undertaken the MOD Harassment Investigation Course and professional Mediation Training (through an external training provider).</p><p> </p><p>The Army currently has six permanent members and three temporary assigned (12 months) soldiers in its Service Complaints Investigation Team (SCIT), which replaced the Equal Opportunities Investigation Team. All members of the SCIT are serving Senior Non-Commissioned Officers from the Royal Military Police, and hold the following qualifications:</p><p> </p><p>Initial Military Police Investigation Course</p><p>Volume Crime Investigation Course</p><p>Management Investigation Course</p><p>Police and Criminal Evidence Act Interviewing Course</p><p>Disclosure Officers Course</p><p>Equality &amp; Diversity Advisor Course</p><p> </p><p>On arrival in the SCIT, investigators receive work place training and are allocated a supervising investigator for a period of three months or as necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The RAF has a Service Complaints Team, and an Equal Opportunities Investigation Team (EOIT), which investigates complex equality and diversity complaints. The latter team comprises a Warrant Officer and a Flight Sergeant, both members of the RAF Police, and an administrator. The investigators complete the following courses as part of their role training:</p><p> </p><p>Equality and Diversity Advisor</p><p>Harassment Investigation Officer</p><p>Fundamentals of Employment Law (through CIPD)</p><p>Preparing for Employment Tribunal (through CIPD)</p><p>Certificate in Bullying and Harassment Investigation – City and Guilds</p><p>Level 4</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

48184

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	10/04/2014
	date tabled	10/04/2014
	ddp created	10/04/2014 19:11:16
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:47:58
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	196361
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many equal opportunities investigation officers there are in each branch of the armed forces; what their qualifications are; what training is provided to them; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196361
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196361
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Ministry Of Defence maintains a cadre of Harassment Investigation Officers who investigate complaints raised within the Services and by MOD civilians concerning bullying and harassment, and who are not permanent employees of the Department; Appendix six to the 2013 Annual Report of the Service Complaints Commissioner provides further details. Beyond this centrally-managed team, the three Services maintain teams of investigators, many of whom are drawn from their own Service police force, who can investigate complex complaints.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy has one Complaint Investigation and Mediation Team (CIMT), comprising two members of the Royal Navy Police with many years of investigative experience. In addition to their extensive police investigative training, they are Equality and Diversity Advisers, and have undertaken the MOD Harassment Investigation Course and professional Mediation Training (through an external training provider).</p><p> </p><p>The Army currently has six permanent members and three temporary assigned (12 months) soldiers in its Service Complaints Investigation Team (SCIT), which replaced the Equal Opportunities Investigation Team. All members of the SCIT are serving Senior Non-Commissioned Officers from the Royal Military Police, and hold the following qualifications:</p><p> </p><p>Initial Military Police Investigation Course</p><p>Volume Crime Investigation Course</p><p>Management Investigation Course</p><p>Police and Criminal Evidence Act Interviewing Course</p><p>Disclosure Officers Course</p><p>Equality &amp; Diversity Advisor Course</p><p> </p><p>On arrival in the SCIT, investigators receive work place training and are allocated a supervising investigator for a period of three months or as necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The RAF has a Service Complaints Team, and an Equal Opportunities Investigation Team (EOIT), which investigates complex equality and diversity complaints. The latter team comprises a Warrant Officer and a Flight Sergeant, both members of the RAF Police, and an administrator. The investigators complete the following courses as part of their role training:</p><p> </p><p>Equality and Diversity Advisor</p><p>Harassment Investigation Officer</p><p>Fundamentals of Employment Law (through CIPD)</p><p>Preparing for Employment Tribunal (through CIPD)</p><p>Certificate in Bullying and Harassment Investigation – City and Guilds</p><p>Level 4</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon