Part of Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 10:30 am on 10 February 2015.
No, it would not take away discretion—the Minister is talking complete nonsense. It allows the ombudsman, who is outside the chain of command and away from Ministers, to make that decision. I always get worried when people talk about “the system” because I am not sure what the system is.