Second Group of Parts – Miscellaneous Matters Redress of individual grievances Section 336: Composition and procedure of service complaint panels
678.This section sets out the eligibility criteria for membership of a service complaint panel. Generally a member must be a serving officer of at least the rank of brigadier (or equivalent in the other services) or a civil servant. Panels must have at least two members, and at least one member must be a serving officer of such a rank. The section also empowers the Secretary of State to make further provision in regulations about its composition and procedure, including:
	provision for additional or stricter eligibility requirements, and
	provision requiring a panel to include one member who is neither a member of the armed forces nor a civil servant.