Introduction
1. The Act repeals those provisions of Part 14 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 which set out the existing system for the redress of individual grievances for members of the armed forces. It also repeals section 366 of the Armed Forces Act 2006, which makes provision for the office of the Service Complaints Commissioner.
2. The Act inserts into the Armed Forces Act 2006 new Part 14A, which sets out the framework of a reformed system for the redress of service complaints. The Act provides for the creation of the office of Service Complaints Ombudsman and sets out the powers and functions of the Ombudsman, which will be greater than those of the Service Complaints Commissioner. Some of the new provisions allow or require the making of regulations to set out the detail of the processes and procedures governing the reformed system and some substantive matters.