Moved by
Lord Touhig
7: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—
“Inclusion in the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report
(1) Section 343A of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (armed forces covenant report) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (3), insert—
“(3A) In preparing an armed forces covenant report the Secretary of State must—
(a) outline the options available to persons serving with a regular force in relation to part-time working and serving subject to geographic restrictions; and
(b) provide his assessment of what impact the options in paragraph (a) have had on recruitment and retention.””