Military training sites to be investigated following rape and abuse claims at Army college
She will also visit the Army Foundation College, where the youngest recruits are trained.The commissioner has the power to visit UK defence sites unannounced and request information from the government. She can compile reports and command the attention of the defence secretary and Parliament regarding issues she feels need exposure. "I expect every woman who serves to be treated with respect, with decency," he said.The Armed Forces Commissioner is a newly-created role to provide independent oversight of the service complaints system.
- ▪She will also visit the Army Foundation College, where the youngest recruits are trained.The commissioner has the power to visit UK defence sites unannounced and request information from the government.
- ▪She can compile reports and command the attention of the defence secretary and Parliament regarding issues she feels need exposure.
- ▪"I expect every woman who serves to be treated with respect, with decency," he said.The Armed Forces Commissioner is a newly-created role to provide independent oversight of the service complaints system.
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Military training sites to be investigated following rape and abuse claims at Army collegeImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The investigation will look at 10 Army establishments, including the Army Foundation College in Harrogate where teenage recruits trainBySima KotechaSenior UK correspondentPublished5 minutes agoAn independent investigation is being carried out into 10 military training sites in England, following claims of rape and sexual assault at an Army college for under-18s.In August, four young women told the BBC they had been sexually assaulted and harassed at the Army Foundation College, in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.One said she had been raped by several fellow junior soldiers in an attack that lasted hours.The Armed Forces Commissioner, Polly Miller-Perkins, who is…
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