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THE armed forces have an “unacceptable level of inappropriate behaviour” among troops and a “sub-optimal system for dealing with it when it does occur,” a new report has found.
Air Marshal Michael Wigston said the scale of sexual offences and bullying among troops was “bleak” and “damages the UK Armed Forces’ hard-won reputation.”
The senior Royal Air Force officer began work on the report in April after the news that six serving soldiers allegedly sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl in her sleep.
United Nations experts slam Britain for ‘perpetuating serious human rights violations’
Sexual harassment on Britain’s railways is rising sharply, according to the British Transport Police, yet too many women still feel reporting is futile. LYNNE WALSH asks why the burden of safety all too often remains on women themselves
As the government quietly upgrades the role of Britain’s special forces, their growing global footprint and near-total exemption from democratic oversight should alarm us all, says ROGER McKENZIE
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury