JSP 464 - Ministry of Defence

personnel should continue to be permitted to occupy SFA at their place of duty and
should, whenever possible, be provided with SFA at their next and subsequent duty
stations subject to agreement between the Local Service Commander and the
HASC (and an appropriate justification attached to the SFA Application Form).
b. Downsizing – all families PStatCat 1 and 2. Where a reduction in family size
may result in the family (whether PStatCat 1 or 2) being downsized to smaller SFA
on assignment to the next duty station, the HASC will (where availability of SFA
permits) seek to provide the family with the same sized SFA as they had previously
occupied to avoid downsizing.
SECTION V
ENTITLED CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
0337 Entitled civilian occupants. SFA may be made available for entitled civilian
occupation under the following circumstances only:
0338 MOD Key Staff. Occupancy of SFA is reserved for a small number of married (or
those in a civil partnership) MOD Key Staff who are required by the nature of their duties to
live on or near to the establishment (i.e. when there is a specific liability to carry out extra
duties which require them to be on call outside normal working hours, particularly at
weekends), or because their occupancy of official accommodation is essential on the
grounds of safety, efficiency or general public interest. Applications of key staff status for
each post must be proposed by the line manager and approved by the appropriate Budget
Holder. The need for key staff status for each post should be reviewed at regular intervals
to ensure that the requirement still exists. The designation of key staff applies in a
particular post, and consequently lapses for that individual on assignment - although their
replacement may then be designated key staff in their turn. Staff who no longer hold a
designated post are to be issued with a formal notice to quit (MOD Personnel Manual
Volume 13 Miscellaneous Section 5 refers).
0339 MOD Police - MOD Form 410. Current policy concerning the occupation of SFA by
MOD Police is as follows:
e. MOD Police recruited from 1 Sep 94, have no entitlement to the provision of
accommodation.
f. MOD Police recruited prior to 1 Sep 94 who are already accommodated in SFA
have reserved rights to free SFA and are entitled to remain in their current
accommodation. On moving, however, their right to rent free accommodation
lapses, although surplus SFA may be provided on a market-rent basis. In this case,
the officer becomes eligible for Replacement Allowance as compensation for the
additional housing costs. Should applications for housing be received from MOD
Police Officers in post prior to 1 Sep 94, Hd CM(MDP),MDP HQ, Wethersfield is to
be consulted.
g. Where MOD Police are accommodated in SFA, they are responsible for the
payment of their council tax direct to the appropriate local authority.
h. MOD does not provide cookers; carpets or curtains in MDP occupied SFA
under the above provisions. However, where MOD Police are granted occupation
rights in any otherwise surplus SFA they will benefit from the general conditions of
those contracts.
0340 Widows/Widowers of Service personnel who die in Service. See policy
statement at Annex C
As at 13 Jul 12 3- 9