# The Armed Forces Commissioner (Service Complaints Investigations) Regulations 2026, Regulation 10: Subsequent applications to the Commissioner

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Commissioner may investigate under section 340H(1)(a) or (b) a subsequent application relating to a service complaint where, and to the extent that, they are satisfied that the subsequent application relates to a reconsideration of the complaint under section 340M(2).
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), an application to the Commissioner under paragraph (1) may not be made after a period of six weeks beginning with the day on which the complainant received notification, in accordance with regulation 15 (procedure with respect to reconsiderations) of the 2015 Service Complaints Regulations, of a decision referred to in section 340M(5)(b).
(3) An application may be made after the end of the period stated in paragraph (2), if the Commissioner considers that it is just and equitable to allow this.
(4) In this regulation, the reference to the day on which the complainant received notification shall be deemed to be a reference to the second day after the day on which the notification was posted or sent electronically to the complainant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/24/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-commissioner-service-complaints-investigations-regulations-2026/regulation-10
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