§ 57. Mr. Beswickasked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware of the unsatisfactory position which can arise when a person employed by his Department as a civilian is also, in another 119W capacity, under military discipline; and whether, on reconsidering the case, of which details were sent to him, in which a civilian was dismissed from employment with a Territorial Association following malpractices as a Territorial, he will revise his policy with regard to the employment of civilians under a dual code of discipline.
§ Mr. John HareMembers of the Territorial Army who are employed by Territorial Associations as civilians are in exactly the same legal position as all other members of the Territorial Army.
They are subject to the Army Act while on military duty and to civil jurisdiction while employed as civilians.
I do not therefore regard the position as unsatisfactory.