Armed Forces: Complaints
(asked on 23rd March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service complaints submitted by (a) service and (b) former service personnel were ruled out of time each in year since 2015.
The number of service complaints, submitted by Service and former Service personnel, which were ruled out of time in each complete year since 2015:
Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Service Person | 20 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 50 |
Former Service Person | - | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Total | 30 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 70 | 40 | 50 | 70 |
Notes/caveats:
• Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality; numbers ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.
• Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and may not equal the sum of their parts.
• “-” denotes zero or rounded to zero.