Regulation 10 Appeal against decisions on a service complaintI1

Where a decision under regulation 9(2)(a) or (b) is made by a person or panel of persons appointed under regulation 9(1)(a), the complainant may appeal to the Defence Council against that decision on one or more of the following grounds—

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), “new evidence” is evidence which was not available, and could not with the exercise of reasonable diligence by the complainant have been made available, before the decision was made.

An appeal under paragraph (1) must be brought by the complainant in writing to the Defence Council.

The appeal must be dated and F3must set out the grounds on which the appeal against the decision is made.

If the complainant brings an appeal after the end of the period stated in regulation F411(1)(b) the appeal must state the reason why it was not brought within that period.