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Army Foundation College: Disciplinary Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions staff at the Army Foundation College have been disciplined for violent behaviour against recruits in each year since 2013; and what the nature was of each incident.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
24 Feb 2025
Target answer date
26 Feb 2025
Answer
13 Mar 2025 · 17 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions staff at the Army Foundation College have been disciplined for violent behaviour against recruits in each year since 2013; and what the nature was of each incident.

  2. 26 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    From 2013 to 2024, there have been 14 occasions where staff or former staff at the Army Foundation College Harrogate were convicted of an offence via Court Martial or Summary Hearing for violent behaviour against recruits. The 14 occasions consisted of ei...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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