Trials of Military Personnel in Civilian Courts in Serious Cases

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on whether to require allegations of murder, manslaughter, domestic violence, child abuse and rape by members of the armed services to generally be considered by civilian courts.

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Analysis for Ben Bradley

Ben Bradley consistently voted against (0% aligned) putting military personnel on trial in civilian courts in serious cases.

Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against (1% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Armed Forces Bill — Clause 7 — Serious Crimes to be Tried in Civilian Courts 2021-07-13 no 100% agree not aligned
Armed Forces Bill — Clause 7 — Concurrent jurisdiction — Serious Crimes to be Tried in Civilian Courts 2021-12-06 aye 99% against not aligned