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Commons · Question 103522 · Tabled 6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason was the Short Service Limited Commission discontinued in 2007.
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 12 Jan 2026
The Short Service Limited Commission had, by 2007, already been superseded by the Gap Year Commission. In mid‑2007, the Gap Year Commission was discontinued due to a shift in policy emphasis toward people programme measures judged to deliver wider recruit...