Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 2506 on Service Justice System Review (SJSR), what estimate he has made of when the SJSR recommendations that are not estimated to be completed in 2024 will be completed.

Assisted by the organisations that deliver the Service Justice System (SJS), the SJS Review (SJSR) team will undertake an internal assessment to establish a realistic timeframe in which implementation of the remaining recommendations may be achieved. It will report ahead of the next Service Justice Executive Group (SJEG) meeting on 6 March 2024.

Completion of the remaining SJSR recommendations remain a priority for Defence. A dedicated SJSR team is responsible for their delivery and is held to account by the SJEG and the Service Justice Board, which I chair. The remaining recommendations will continue to be delivered, although their greater complexity and the availability of resources to progress individual measures will be key factors in the timeliness of their delivery.