Army: Young People

(asked on 8th October 2018) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Joint Personnel Administration system used by the army, 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 August 2017.


Answered by
Tobias Ellwood Portrait
Tobias Ellwood
This question was answered on 16th October 2018

Year Incident(s) Reported

Number of cases: Violent behaviour by staff (includes allegations of assault/battery/ill-treatment of subordinate)

Number of cases: Inappropriate relationships
between Junior Soldiers and staff

1 August 2017 - 1 July 2018

~

0

Notes:

Each reported allegation may include more than one alleged incident and/or victim.

Please note that these figures are single service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.

Figures have been rounded to the nearest five. Rounding is used as a means of disclosure control and the preservation of anonymity. '~' denotes fewer than five

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