13-663: The Army Legal Services Branch ( ALS ) is a branch of the Adjutant-General's Corps (AGC) in the British Army . Before 1992, the branch existed as the independent Army Legal Corps ( ALC ). Many of the functions of the ALS were once carried out by the Judge Advocate General (JAG) whose own origins can be traced back to medieval times. Following World War I , the growing demand for legal services within
26-625: A constituent alongside the other Gurkha units in the British Army. The AGC Pro unifies two former services which, while no longer independent, retain their identities and cap badges . The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the Army's police force, while the Military Provost Staff (MPS) provides guards for military prisons. The newly formed Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS) is also part of this branch. The ETS Branch has
39-705: Is a corps in the British Army responsible for many of its general administrative services, named for the Adjutant-General to the Forces (now the Commander Home Command ). As of 2002, the AGC had a staff of 7,000 people. The corps was formed on 6 April 1992 through the amalgamation of several separate services: In October 2022, to celebrate the Corps' 30th anniversary, a parade was held in Winchester , in
52-402: Is based at Peninsula Barracks in Winchester . It is one of several regimental museums that are part of Winchester's Military Museums . Army Legal Services Branch The Army Legal Services Branch ( ALS ) is a branch of the Adjutant-General's Corps (AGC) in the British Army . Before 1992, the branch existed as the independent Army Legal Corps ( ALC ). Many of the functions of
65-1031: The MOD Head Office in Whitehall and the Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) at Northwood working alongside counterparts in the Royal Navy and RAF , as well as in divisional and brigade headquarters and at unit and sub-unit level through Land Forces. In addition to HR, administrative and clerical support, the SPS Branch also maintains the Army Welfare Service, where its small cohort of Army Welfare Workers - trained social and occupational welfare specialists - provide therapeutic support to Army personnel and their families. In 2011, Gurkha clerks and administrative personnel who, up to that point, had served under
78-741: The Royal Gurkha Rifles cap badge, were brought into a single unit titled the Gurkha Staff and Personnel Support Company (GSPS Coy). Following the traditions of the Queen's Gurkha Engineers , Queen's Gurkha Signals and the Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment , the GSPS Coy has a cap badge that combines elements of both its parent corps (the AGC) and the Brigade of Gurkhas , of which it is
91-488: The AGC, it was an independent corps in its own right. Its personnel are all qualified lawyers and commissioned officers. Almost all corps of the British Army contain a CRHQ (Central Reserve Headquarters) which oversee training for the corps along with controlling specialist units and formations. The Adjutant General's Corps currently maintains two specialist pools: The Museum of the Adjutant General's Corps
104-614: The ALS were once carried out by the Judge Advocate General (JAG) whose own origins can be traced back to medieval times. Following World War I , the growing demand for legal services within the army led in 1923 to the creation of the Military Department of the Office of the Judge Advocate General. The Directorate of Army Legal Services was formed from the JAG's office on 1 October 1948 and would go on to receive full corps status as
117-487: The Adjutant General's Corps, but retains a separate identity and its own cap badge . Army Legal Services Branch is a group of qualified solicitors, barristers and Scottish advocates providing legal support to the Army. The head of the Army Legal Services Branch is its director. The director general holds the rank of major general. Adjutant-General%27s Corps The Adjutant General's Corps
130-491: The Army Legal Corps on 1 November 1978. It was always the smallest corps in the Army. On 6 April 1992, the corps became the Army Legal Services Branch of the Adjutant General's Corps, but retains a separate identity and its own cap badge . Army Legal Services Branch is a group of qualified solicitors, barristers and Scottish advocates providing legal support to the Army. The head of the Army Legal Services Branch
143-403: The army led in 1923 to the creation of the Military Department of the Office of the Judge Advocate General. The Directorate of Army Legal Services was formed from the JAG's office on 1 October 1948 and would go on to receive full corps status as the Army Legal Corps on 1 November 1978. It was always the smallest corps in the Army. On 6 April 1992, the corps became the Army Legal Services Branch of
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#1732798143986156-491: The presence of The Duchess of Gloucester , Deputy Colonel in Chief. The AGC is organised into the following branches: The SPS branch provides specialist HR, Finance, Accounting and ICT support to the British Army, during peacetime and on operations. Its personnel serve alongside and administer every unit in the British Army. The branch also provides clerical support to headquarters at all levels including various departments of
169-444: The responsibilities of the former Royal Army Educational Corps, it is an all officer branch with around 400 serving members. In 2006 the former RAEC cap badge of a 'fluted flambeau with five flames, with crown and scroll' was reintroduced, with 'ETS' replacing 'R.A.E.C.' on the scroll. The ALS Branch provides legal advice to all levels of the Army. It retains the cap badge of the former Army Legal Corps. Prior to its amalgamation into
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