Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the data recorded in the Joint Personnel Administration system, how many complaints have been made by Junior Soldiers or their parents or guardians about (a) violent behaviour by staff and (b) inappropriate relationships between Junior Soldiers and staff since 1 January 2014.
Any reports of such behaviour are taken very seriously and investigated thoroughly. Anyone found to be not upholding the high standards that we expect of our personnel will be dealt with accordingly.
Year Incident(s) Reported | Number of cases: a) violent behaviour by staff | Number of cases: b) inappropriate relationships between Junior Soldiers and staff |
01 January 2014 – 31 October 2020 | 60 | 0 |
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