Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the recruitment of the new Armed Forces Commissioner; and when he expects they will begin in post.

Recruitment for the Armed Forces Commissioner is progressing with the role expected to be advertised by June 2025. The recruitment process will be through fair and open competition and subject to a full public appointment process regulated and overseen by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments. It is anticipated that the Armed Forces Commissioner will be in post in early 2026, following the pre-appointment scrutiny process.