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Recommendation 17
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The Department said that Ajax’s safety problems had highlighted broader issues around noise-induced hearing loss,...
Conclusion
The Department said that Ajax’s safety problems had highlighted broader issues around noise-induced hearing loss, which formed the largest number of claims in the armed forces compensation scheme. It has commissioned the vice-chief of the defence staff and the second permanent secretary to examine the causes of those claims to see what it needed to do in response.34 28 Q 1; Letter dated 29 March 2022 from Minister of State to PAC Chair; Minister for Defence Procurement written statement 29 March 2022. 29 Q 7; C&AG’s Report, para. 3 30 C&AG’s Report, paras. 12, 13 31 C&AG’s Report, para. 2.27; Ministry of Defence, HS&EP Ajax Noise and Vibration Review, December 2021 32 Qq 30, 31; Letter from Ministry of Defence to Committee dated 6 May 2022 33 Q 90 34 Q 30 Armoured Vehicles: the Ajax programme 13 2 Delivering the Ajax programme Resolving the noise and vibration problems
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 2 September 2022. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗