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"MoD Doesn't Understand Its Duty Of Care To Personnel"
A leading lawyer has told MPs the Ministry of Defence does not understand its duty of care to service personnel.
131 servicemen and women have been killed on exercise since the year 2000 - an average of one every six weeks.
Now, the House of Commons Defence Sub-Committee has launched an inquiry into military exercises and the duty of care.
Specialist lawyer Philippa Tuckman, one of the witnesses in the inquiry, said:
"What I see... is repeated instances of injuries that could have been prevented if the information gained from previous accidents had been heeded, had been logged, had been processed, and if lessons had been learned."
Meanwhile Major General Chris Tickell, Director General of the Army Recruiting and Training Division, told the inquiry a few weeks ago:
"From me down to the most junior NCO, the whole purpose of what we do is to get people through the training engine to success, as opposed to the opposite."
"It is beholden on the individual, but it is absolutely beholden on the training staff to have a duty of care to the individual, to make sure he or she can continue to get to the end state."
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