Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timeline is for full implementation of the Armed Forces Recruitment Partnership across the Armed Forces; and what the key milestones are.

Due diligence reviews have been conducted to determine the winning bidder of the Armed Forces Recruiting Programme (AFRP) contract. With the contract’s approval process ongoing, it would not be appropriate to publish the outcome of the evaluation. Independent programme evaluations, to assess delivery success against agreed benefits, will continue throughout the life of the Armed Forces Recruiting Service.

The approvals process is due to be completed in early 2025. Following this, the contract will be awarded and the successful bidder announced. This is expected in February 2025.

The implementation of the AFRP has been phased to reduce the risks to service delivery.