The Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/1067 · Made 1 October 2026
DEFENCE
Made 1st October 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 7(2) of the Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025f1.
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Contents
1Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2026.
2Provisions coming into force on 3rd November 2026
The following provisions of the Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025 come into force on 3rd November 2026—
section 3 (procedure for making service complaints);
Schedule 2 (consequential amendments), so far as it is not already in force.
Signature
Calvin Bailey
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Ministry of Defence
1st October 2026
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These are the second commencement Regulations made under the Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025 (c. 23) (“the 2025 Act”).
Regulation 2 brings into force, on 3rd November 2026, provisions of the 2025 Act that amend references in the service complaints framework from the “specified officer” and “appropriate officer” to the “specified person” and “appropriate person”.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.