Written question asked by Lord Harper (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 March 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 March 2007. It was answered by Derek Twigg (Labour) on Monday, 16 April 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Army: Personnel Management

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made in the roll out of joint personnel administration to the Army; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: [holding answer 19 March 2007]: Good progress has been made with the successful initial rollout of Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) to the Army being achieved as planned at the end of March. A number of essential post go-live consolidation and preparation activities are currently underway, to ready the system introduction of self-service users.As planned, roll out to self-service users will be phased and will be completed by 31 July. E-learning packages have been provided to self-service users and instructor led training has been given to unit administration staff. The first JPA pay run for the Army is scheduled for payment at the end of April. The Army is prepared for JPA and has put processes in place to ensure that a service individual or their family will not be placed in difficulty in the event of any teething problems with the large and complex transition to JPA.

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