The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr Andrew Robathan)
On 16 February 2012 an order was made under section 56(1A) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to enable 2,100 reservists to be brought into permanent service as part of defence’s contribution to the safety and security of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games.
On 7 August 2012 authority was granted to raise the number of reservists to 2,300.
In total 2,258 reservists were brought into permanent service.
Some provided specialist capabilities and expertise to defence’s support to the police and other civil and Olympic authorities, while the majority formed part of the support to Olympic venue security operations; a substantive contribution to what has widely been acknowledged as a successful and positive opportunity to interact with the British public and advertise the nation’s strengths to overseas observers.
The order ceases to have effect on 20 September 2012.