division_name: Armed Forces Bill - <i>Report</i> &#8212; Amendment 23
motion: <p class="italic" pid="b784.3/1" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">Moved by Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b784.3/2" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">23: Clause 12, page 24, line 20, at end insert&#8212;&#8220;(3A) After section 115A insert&#8212;&#8220;Further provision in relation to independence of investigations115B Further provision in relation to independence of investigations(1) The tri-service serious crime unit must contain a victim and witness care unit, funding for which is to be made available by the Secretary of State.(2) The Deputy Provost Marshal for serious crime must be a civilian appointment.(3) The tri-service serious crime unit must carry out its investigations in a manner that is operationally independent of the military chain of command.(4) The Provost Marshal for serious crime must produce a report annually to the Minister chairing the Service Justice Board, who must arrange for the report to be laid before Parliament.(5) Before the tri-service serious crime unit is established, a Strategic Policing Board, consisting of a non-executive director (who is also a member of the Service Justice Executive Group), a retired chief constable, a recently retired senior military officer, and a retired judge, must be established to provide assurance and governance of the Provost Marshal for serious crime and the Defence Serious Crime Unit.(6) The tri-service serious crime unit must be established by <phrase class="date" code="2021-04-01">1 April</phrase> 2022.(7) By <phrase class="date" code="2021-07-01">1 July</phrase> 2022, the Provost Marshal for serious crime, Director of Service Prosecutions and Judge Advocate General must agree protocols on fatalities and ill-treatment cases.&#8221;&#8221; Member&#8217;s explanatory statementThe amendment is intended to strengthen the independence of the tri-service serious crime unit in accordance with the recommendations of the Henriques Report.</p>
  
  <p pid="b794.0/9" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 153, Noes 160.</p>