The Secretary of State for Defence v CJP (WP): [2025] UKUT 289 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge West on 21 August 2025.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 2 September 2025

• Categories: War pensions and armed forces compensation
• Sub-categories: War pensions and armed forces compensation - Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
• Judges: West, M
• Decision date: 21 August 2025

Read the full decision in UA-2024-001032-WP.

Judicial Summary

Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011 - Articles 2 and 8 - Respondent discharged from armed forces in May 2020 but serving a custodial sentence at a military prison where he subsequently sustained injury in November 2020 - whether Respondent in service as a member of the armed forces and whether injury caused by service –- Armed Forces Act 2006 Sch 15 Part 1 para 3(1): civilians subject to service discipline.

Published 2 September 2025