HC Deb 24 April 1956 vol 551 cc136-8W
Mr. Turner

asked the Minister of Defence what appeal exists from the decisions of Service Departments for officers of the Armed Forces; and how far, under Service Regulations, officers of the Armed Forces are entitled to a quasi-judicial procedure from their departments in the event of disputes.

Sir W. Monckton

The rights of officers in the Army and Royal Air Force are set out in Sections 42 of the Army and Air Force Acts and of naval officers in Article 1851 of Queen's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions. The present procedure in the Army and Royal Air Force was reviewed recently by the Select Committee on the Army and Air Force Acts and virtually no changes have been incorporated in the new legislation which is due to come into force on 1st January, 1957.