# The Armed Forces (Service Complaints) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026, Regulation 2: Amendment of the 2015 Regulations


(1) The 2015 Regulations are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), for “officer”, in both places it occurs, substitute “person”.
(3) In regulation 3 (specified officer)—
(a) in the heading, for “specified officer” substitute “specified person”;
(b) in paragraph (1), for “specified officer is an officer” substitute “specified person is a person”;
(c) in paragraph 2—
(i) for “the officer” substitute “the person”;
(ii) for “specified officer”, in both places it occurs, substitute “specified person”;
(iii) for “an officer” substitute “a person”.
(4) In regulation 4(1) (procedure for making a service complaint), for “officer” substitute “person”.
(5) In regulation 5 (action on receipt of a service complaint and admissibility), for “officer”, in each place it occurs, substitute “person”.
(6) In regulation 6 (period for making a service complaint and power to stay)—
(a) in paragraphs (3) and (7), for “person”, in each place it occurs, substitute “complainant”;
(b) in paragraphs (3), (6) and (7) for “specified officer”, in each place it occurs, substitute “specified person”.
(7) In regulation 7 (Commissioner’s review of admissibility)—
(a) for “officer’s”, in both places it occurs, substitute “person’s”;
(b) for “officer”, in both places it occurs, substitute “person”.
(8) In regulation 8 (application of these regulations where further matters raised by way of complaint), for “officer” substitute “person”.
(9) In regulation 9(1) (decisions on a service complaint), for “officer” substitute “person”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1068/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-service-complaints-amendment-no-2-regulations-2026/regulation-2
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