Women of Honour review has recommended sweeping changes within the Defence Forces, from complaints to culture
The review said a statutory investigation would “identify systemic failures, if any, in the complaints system in order to ensure accountability and transparency”. It will look at whether there have been serious failures in the complaints system in the Defence Forces and whether there has been misuse of disciplinary process.
This should be led “by an experienced practitioner in restorative practice”.Serving members of the Defence Forces should be offered access to an independent, external complaints service, delivered by a professional service provider, for as long as it takes to put a trusted internal system in place. There is also a recommendation that complaints should now be made to an external HR professional rather than a commander.
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