Recommendation 14

The MoD should not be sending Armed Forces personnel on deployment who are unable to make “sound judgements”, who cannot “exercise self-control” or whose mental health is so severely affected that the MoD does not consider that they should Legislative Scrutiny: The Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill 51 be responsible for their criminal actions. Moreover, if a member of the Armed Forces becomes unable to make “sound judgements”, can no longer “exercise self-control” or where there are significant concerns about their mental health, then there should be adequate systems in place to relieve that person of their operational duties, remove them from the conflict situation (where appropriate) and give them the support that they need.