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Armed Forces Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applicants for the role of Armed Forces Commissioner have been interviewed as of 1 January 2026.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
2 Jan 2026
Target answer date
6 Jan 2026
Answer
12 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applicants for the role of Armed Forces Commissioner have been interviewed as of 1 January 2026.

  2. 6 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Five candidates have been interviewed for the role of the Armed Forces Commissioner to date. The recruitment follows the Governance Code on Public Appointments, which is designed to ensure the process is fair, open, and transparent. We are committed to ap...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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