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<p>We already have strong insight into unacceptable behaviours and their impact within
the Armed Forces from the Parliamentary Inquiry led by Sarah Atherton MP in 2021,
together with the Wigston Review in 2019, and the review led by former non-executive
Director Danuta Gray. Our responses to the House of Commons Defence Committee’s Women
in the Armed Forces Inquiry in particular set out the significant work that has been
carried out to implement their recommendations and build continuous improvement into
our approach to policy, culture and behaviours. However, we recognise there is more
to do, particularly for our civilian women. We are taking forward a detailed action
plan to build on our current work, amplifying the voices of our women and further
embedding the change they rightly demand of us.</p><p>The action plan includes support
from two Non-Executive Directors, and senior colleagues from other Government Departments.
It will also draw on wider national security cultural inquiry work and the experience
of partner organisations, for example considering their approach to independent ethics
counsellors, as a source of external advice and support. The Department has no current
plans to commission an independent investigation.</p><p> </p>
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