Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to ensure that staff in his Department who are under investigation for alleged misconduct are not named before those allegations are proven.

The Ministry of Defence's (MOD) policies for MOD Civil Servants follow the Civil Service's wider discipline policy. This makes clear that disciplinary matters are strictly confidential. This also sits alongside a separate Whistleblowing/Raising a Concern policy, in line with the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.