Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether they plan to (a) revoke, (b) retain or (c) replace the Court Martial Appeal Court Rules 2009.
We are committed to supporting fully those victims of crime who are going through the Service Justice System. The current Armed Forces (Court Martial Rules) 2009 and Court Martial Appeal Court Rules 2009 implemented some elements of EU law and these will be retained. The legislative basis for these parts of the Court Martial Rules will be changed so that they form part of UK, rather than European Union, law.