United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL4803
Armed Forces: Recruitment
Introduced
22 December 2015
Last action
6 January 2016 · Answer
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Answered
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Defence
Source updated
6 January 2016
Summary
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will implement the recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Joint Committee on Human Rights to raise the minimum age of armed forces’ recruitment to 18; and if not, why not.
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22 December 2015
Written question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will implement the recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Joint Committee on Human Rights to raise the minimum age of armed forces’ recruitment to 18; and if not, why not.
Source: Lords
6 January 2016
Answer
All recruitment into the UK military is voluntary and no young person under the age of 18 years may join our Armed Forces unless their application is accompanied by the formal written consent of their parent or guardian. We take the duty of care towards a...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2015-12-22/HL4803
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/439750
- uk · wq-439750 · source updated 6 January 2016