Commanding officers guide (manual of service law: JSP 830 volume 1)
A guide to the legislation and reference material on the Armed Forces Act 2006.
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This volume is intended to provide guidance to those involved in decision making and the administration of discipline at unit level. It covers the service discipline system and includes a wide range of matters such as:
- jurisdiction
- arrest
- custody
- investigations
- charging and mode of trial
- summary hearing
- review and appeal
Other volumes of the 鈥楳anual of service law鈥�:
- Court guide (manual of service law: JSP 830 volume 2)
- Legal compendium (manual of service law: JSP 830 volume 3)
- Manual of service law forms and leaflets
- Your rights if you are accused (manual of service law: JSP 830)
There are other matters provided for in the Armed Forces Act 2006 that are closely associated with but not wholly contained within the service discipline system.
Related information:
- Redress of individual grievance
- on UK Government Web Archive
Updates to this page
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Added Ref: JSP 830 Volume 1 Chapter 4 Annex B to Ref: JSP 830 Volume 1 Chapter 4 Annex I.
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Added JSP 830 Volume 1 Chapter 4 Annex B to JSP 830 Volume 1 Chapter 4 Annex I.
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Updated amendments list; chapter 7: non criminal conduct; chapter 12: defences, mitigation and criminal responsibility.
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Updated chapter 13.
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Added updated Summary hearing sentencing and punishments (manual of service law) and Meaning of commanding officer (manual of service law) and Amendments documents
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Updated: Chapter 6, 13, 24 and amendments list.
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Added updated Chapter 13 with the inclusion of 'mental injury' in Service Compensation Orders and replaced amendment list with updated version which lists latest changes.
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Updated the Amendments list.
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Updated Chapters 6, 9 and 11.
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Added updated versions of amendment list, Chapter 3, 4, 6, 7. Added new parts for Chapter 4 - Annexes J, K, L, M and N.
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Added updated chapter 9 and amendment list.
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Updated volume 3.
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