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gath pace dramatically at any time,
and a
financial retention
incentive based on payment of an individual's gratuity during his
service has been proposed1. A decision on this proposal will be made
in due course by the Office of Management and Budgets (OMB), in
consultation with HM Treasury. This relatively low cost option would
allow LEP to invest their money without being forced first to leave HM
Forces to gain access to it.
24. From 1 October 1996, once LEP are released from their duties to
undergo resettlement training and to distance them from BFHK, some
posts previously occupied by them may need to be filled by UKTAP or
GURTAM, although it is probable that most posts will be
disestablished. Replacements might have to be found earlier if LEP
runout increases sooner than expected and creates unacceptable gaps.
A plan for such an eventuality exists (JTP 68),
(JTP 68), which should be
reviewed in 1993 and annually thereafter in the light of the changing
situation.
LOCALLY EMPLOYED CIVILIANS (LEC)
25. Concern over LEC retention has always stemmed from the
assumptions that, as 1997 approaches, BFHK will suffer a reduction in
LEC numbers due to:
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HK 21500/1 MS
Retention Of Locally Enlisted Personnel
(LEP), dated 26 January 1993.
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