CMJ submission on the Armed Forces Bill 2026

The CMJ made written submissions to the Armed Forces Bill Committee about the Armed Forces Bill 2026, which you can read here:

Of particular concern to us is the practice by MoD of using so-called ‘rape-flagging’ statistics, which creates a misleading impression of the conviction rate for rape cases.

Our Director gave evidence before the Committee, alongside Ahmed Al-Nahhas of Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP and Zoe Jackson of Aurora New Dawn, which you can see here:

https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/d25ac38a-bda5-47df-aec3-2bc55697d579

We also wrote to the Committee in light of some subsequent evidence that had been given to the Committee, concerning the practice of ‘rape-flagging’ and the handling of domestic abuse matters by commanding officers:

Letter to Chair AFB Committee_Redacted

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