Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025

Overview of the Act

Reproduced verbatim from the Explanatory Notes published with the Act on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Explanatory Notes are prepared by the responsible government department and are not part of the Act.

The primary purpose of this Act is to establish the role and functions of the Armed Forces Commissioner and to provide the Commissioner with the powers and duties required to carry out those functions.

The Act addresses the following matters: Establishes the Armed Forces Commissioner role and their office. Provides the Commissioner with new functions to investigate general Service welfare matters in the Armed Forces. Establishes powers of entry for the Commissioner to Ministry of Defence sites and access to information for the purposes of carrying out investigations. Sets out the process by which the Commissioner reports their findings and recommendations following an investigation. Abolishes the role of the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces and transfers their functions and responsibilities to the newly established Commissioner.