Soddim, like I said, it is ILLEGAL for the company to roster outside the limits of CAP371; the lead must be coming from the MoD- or more likely the treasury.
All I can guess is, the MoD asked for tenders with a specified length of day, the companies replied with a price and a breakdown of costs, and some beancounter has decided he sees a loophole to save a few pennies. I doubt the potential saving is anything like the cost of amending the regulation...
