Ministry of Defence: Secondment
Commons · Question 22910 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 20 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he made in a) developing a two-way secondment programme with a focus on short-term, informal schemes and b) developing a pla
Answer
Answered by Calvin Bailey, 14 Sep 2026
Existing Defence policy supports two-way secondments and placements for both Service Personnel and Civil Servants. Following the 2025 Strategic Defence Review recommendation for short-term, informal two-way secondments, Defence reviewed existing policies ...