Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on implementing the recommendations of the service justice system review; what steps he is taking to implement outstanding recommendations; and what his timeline is for completion of that implementation.

In November 2023, 134 (61%) of the 221 Service Justice System Review (SJSR) recommendations will have been implemented, driving significant positive improvement in the way Defence deals with Service Justice, including in relation to the investigation and prosecution of sexual offending and support for victims/survivors. Implementation of 70 of the 134 completed recommendations has been achieved in the last 18 months.

The 87 remaining SJSR recommendations (39%) are complex but are being addressed at pace. It is expected that the majority of these will be completed in 2024.