I am in total agreement that the independence of this new MAA needs to be absolutely uncompromised. But the fact that the MoD have undertaken to form a MAA at all is to be applauded. I truly expected the MoD to completely ignore the main recs of H-C. So, this is more than I would have expected. Nonetheless, all the MoD have done is to say that they will actually implement the already-mandated regulations contained in JSP553 (and all other related docs and Def Stans etc) but which had been ignored for some time by PE/DLO/DPA/DE&S. That, at least, is a blessing. But I can't really comment in full, as I have not yet found the complete Aintworth/MoD statement - anyone got a copy/link? eg What 4 H-C recs are the MoD not implementing?
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