Headquarters Defence Medical
Services Secretariat
Headquarters Defence Medical Services
Coltman House
Defence Medical Services Whittington
Tamworth Rd
Lichfield
WS14 9PY
Benjamin Shepherd
Reference:
FOI2025/13577
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Date: 10/06/2025
Dear Benjamin,
Thank you for your enquiry of 28 May 2025 to the Ministry of Defence (MOD), in which you asked
the following:
“I wish to receive a copy, be that electronic or in hard copy, of the version that is or
was in effect on the 28/05/2025 of the MOD publication JSP 950 Medical Policy Leaflet
6-7-7.
Background: The latest version that I can see online is (v3.0 Aug 24), effective from
1000Z 15 Aug 24. This was published on a previous FOI request, on the 7th November
2024; This can be found on the URL below.
https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whatdothe
yknow.com%2Frequest%2Fjsp_950_medical_policy_leaflet_6%23outgoing-
1751034&data=05%7C02%7Ccio-
foi%40mod.gov.uk%7C1e9d1c11d14a4dae06a308dd9dd9a13a%7Cbe7760ed5953484ba
e95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C638840280236344107%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3
d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTW
FpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wONOLhMqKNMvG1DDOI9fW5s
UUHhamITsjRxhmzObGJE%3D&reserved=0”
Your enquiry is being treated as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) 2000. A search for the information has now been completed within the MOD, and I can
confirm that recorded information in scope of your request is held.
An update to Joint Service Publication (JSP) 950 Leaflet 6-7-7, which sets out the Medical
Employment Standards for the Armed Forces, was published in August 2024 following an intensive
period of review undertaken by clinical experts, Defence personnel staff and the recruiting
agencies. The updated JSP 950 Leaflet 6-7-7 is now in use. There has been no further update to
the JSP 950 Leaflet 6-7-7 since August 2024.
Please see attached a copy of the latest JSP 950 Leaflet 6-7-7: Joint Service Manual of Medical
Fitness.
If you have any queries regarding the content of this letter, please contact this office.
If you wish to complain about the handling of your request, or the content of this response, you can
request an independent internal review by contacting the Information Rights Compliance team,
Ground Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB (e-mail
xxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xx). Please
note that any request for an internal review should be made within 40 working days of the date of
this response.
If you remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you may raise your complaint directly to the
Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the FOIA. Please note that the
Information Commissioner will not normally investigate your case until the MOD internal review
process has been completed. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Further details
of the role and powers of the Information Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner's
website at
https://ico.org.uk/.
Yours sincerely,
HQ Defence Medical Services
