摘要
The Armed Forces Act 2006 created a single system of service law covering the Royal Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force. It established the Court Martial as a permanent standing court, codified service offences from mutiny to absence without leave, and set out the service discipline system including summary hearings and appeals to the Service Civilian Court.
要点
- Creates a unified system of service law applying to all three services (Part 1)
- Defines service offences including mutiny, desertion, AWOL, and misconduct (Part 1)
- Establishes Court Martial as permanent court with judge advocate and lay members (Part 4)
- Provides for Service Civilian Court for civilians subject to service discipline (Part 5)
- Sets out powers of arrest, search, and detention by service police (Part 3)
- Creates Service Complaints system for grievances (Part 14)
- Single system of service law for Army, Navy, and RAF
- Service offences include both criminal and purely disciplinary offences
- Court Martial: the standing court for serious service offences
- Summary hearing by commanding officers for minor offences
- Service complaints system and Service Complaints Ombudsman
- Must be renewed by Parliament every 5 years (Armed Forces Act continuation)
- Court Martial jurisdiction for serious offences
- Service complaints system with Ombudsman oversight
- Both criminal offences and purely disciplinary offences
章节
修正历史
2021 — Armed Forces Act 2021
Made the Court Martial permanent, strengthened service justice governance, introduced Service Police Complaints Commissioner, and enhanced service family support.
2021 — Armed Forces Act 2021
Established the Service Police Complaints Commissioner, reformed serious crime jurisdiction, and introduced a duty of the covenant.
2021 — Armed Forces Act 2021
Extended court martial jurisdiction and created the Service Police Complaints Commissioner.