Administrative Action Cases
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Administrative action or Admin action is the way in which each of the three branches of the Armed Forces, like any other employer, is entitled to respond whenever its personnel fail to behave in accordance with its rules or fail to meet the standards expected of them. Such action is taken to rehabilitate, censure or initiate sanctions to correct professional or personal failings. It is used by the chain of command to safeguard or restore the operational effectiveness and efficiency of the Service, using command authority.
Any damage to operational effectiveness that may be caused by conduct and performance is assessed by applying the Service Test: -
“Have the actions or behaviour of a Service person adversely impacted or are they likely to impact on the efficiency or operational effectiveness of the Service?”
The administrative sanctions available to the chain of command range from Minor Administrative Awards (MAA) such as 3 report back musters/parades to major administrative action such as discharge from the Service. MAA is taken in accordance with JSP 833 and major administrative action is taken in accordance with single service procedures. In the case of the Royal Navy (RN) PLAGO Section 3 and PLAGO Chapter 16, for the Army this is Army General Administrative Instructions (AGAI) 67 (Revised 2005) and for the Royal Air Force (RAF) it is QR 1027 and AP3392 Vol 5.
Parker Bullen have experienced solicitors who fully understand the procedures and who will be able to advise and assist throughout the process. Ultimately any person who considers they have been wronged by any administrative action is entitled to submit a Service complaint seeking redress of individual grievance.
Administrative Action Cases department contacts:
David Yates, david.yates@parkerbullen.com
Telephone: Salisbury 01722 412 000
Telephone: Andover 01264 400 500