Armed Forces Act 2011
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Armed Forces Act 2011 (c. 18) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Lord Astor of Hever (Lords)
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| Long title | An Act to continue the Armed Forces Act 2006 (AFA 2006); to amend that Act and other enactments relating to the armed forces and the Ministry of Defence Police; to amend the Visiting Forces Act 1952; to enable judge advocates to sit in civilian courts; to repeal the Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Act 1915; and for connected purposes. | ||||||||||||
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| Citation | 2011 c. 18 | ||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Liam Fox MP (Commons) Lord Astor of Hever (Lords) | ||||||||||||
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| Royal assent | 3 November 2011 | ||||||||||||
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Status: Amended | |||||||||||||
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| Text of the Armed Forces Act 2011 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |||||||||||||
Provisions
It part of a series of acts to provide a legislative framework for the UK Armed Forces. The act gave the armed forces the legal authority to exist for another five years (under the terms of the Declaration of Right).[1]
Its most major element was to establish a requirement for the Secretary of State for Defence to make an annual report to Parliament on the implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant.[2] It also made some revisions to the Armed Forces Act 2006, and provisions covering the three service police forces and the Ministry of Defence Police.
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Royal assent
The bill was given royal assent (and thus became an act) on 3 November 2011.[5]
Reception
The director general of the Royal British Legion, Chris Simpkins, criticised the legislation describing it as a "U-turn" from the government's original commitment, due to the lack of an external body to monitor implementation of the covenant.[6] Simpkins described it as the Ministry of Defence monitoring itself.[7]