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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES CONTENTS Page Regiment / Corps 1. Yeomanry of The Royal Armoured Corps 2. Yeomanry of The Royal Armoured Corps (continued) 3. Royal Regiment of Artillery 4. Royal Regiment of Artillery (continued) 5. Royal Regiment of Artillery (continued) 6. Corps of Royal Engineers 7. Corps of Royal Engineers (continued) 8. Corps of Royal Engineers (continued) 9. Corps of Royal Engineers (continued) 10. Royal Corps of Signals 11. Royal Corps of Signals (continued) 12. Royal Corps of Signals (continued) 13. The Royal Regiment of Scotland 14. The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment 15. The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment 16. The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 17. The Royal Anglian Regiment 18. The Yorkshire Regiment 19. The Mercian Regiment 20. The Royal Welsh 21. The Royal Irish Regiment 22. The Parachute Regiment 23. The London Regiment 24. The Rifles 25. Army Air Corps 26. The Royal Logistic Corps 27. The Royal Logistic Corps (continued) 28. The Royal Logistic Corps (continued) 29. The Royal Logistic Corps (continued) 30. The Royal Logistic Corps (continued) 31. Royal Army Medical Corps 32. Royal Army Medical Corps (continued) 33. Royal Army Medical Corps (continued) 34. Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 35. Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (continued) 36. Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police) and (Military Provost Staff) 37. Royal Army Veterinary Corps 38. Intelligence Corps 39. Intelligence Corps (continued) 40. Media Operations Group
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
The Royal Wessex
Yeomanry
Regimental HQ Bovington Bovington N/A Nil A (Dorset Yeomanry) Squadron
To re-role as a HQ Squadron Bovington Bovington No later than Dec 16 To be HQ (Dorset Yeomanry) Squadron
B (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron See remarks Salisbury Salisbury and
Swindon No later than Dec 16
Detachment in Swindon formed from elements of the withdrawn A (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron of The Royal Yeomanry
C (Royal Gloucestershire Hussars) Squadron See remarks Cirencester Cirencester and
Hereford No later than Dec 16
Detachment in Hereford formed from elements of the withdrawn B (Shropshire Yeomanry) Squadron of The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry
D (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Squadron No change Barnstaple and
Paignton Exeter and Paignton No later than Dec 16 Renamed A (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Squadron Barnstaple TA Centre not vacated.
The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry
Regimental HQ See remarks Telford Edinburgh No later than Oct 14 A new HQ (Lothian and Borders Horse) Squadron will be formed in Edinburgh
A (Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron
Resubordinates to The Royal Yeomanry Dudley Dudley and Telford No later than Oct 14
To be B (Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron, with a troop detachment in Telford formed from elements of the withdrawn B (Shropshire Yeomanry) Squadron
B (Shropshire Yeomanry) Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle
Telford N/A No later than Oct 14
A troop detachment will remain in Telford as part of B (Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron, The Royal Yeomanry and may retain the Shropshire Yeomanry identity
C (Cheshire Yeomanry) Squadron
Resubordinates to The Queen’s Own Yeomanry
Chester Chester No later than Oct 14 Nil
D (Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry) Squadron
Resubordinates to The Queen’s Own Yeomanry
Wigan Wigan No later than Oct 14 To be B (Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry) Squadron
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Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
The Queen’s Own
Yeomanry
Regimental HQ No change Newcastle Newcastle N/A Nil A (Ayrshire Yeomanry Squadron) The Queen’s Own Yeomanry
Resubordinates to RHQ in Edinburgh Ayr Ayr No later than Oct 14 Nil
B (North Irish Horse) Squadron
Resubordinates to RHQ in Edinburgh Belfast Belfast No later than Oct 14 Nil
C (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Squadron
Resubordinates to RHQ in Edinburgh Cupar Cupar No later than Oct 14 Nil
D (Northumberland Hussars) Squadron
To re-role as a HQ Squadron Sunderland Newcastle No later than Oct 14
To be HQ (Northumberland Hussars) Squadron Sunderland TA Centre is not vacated
Y (Yorkshire Yeomanry) Squadron No change York York No later than Oct 14 To be A (Yorkshire Yeomanry) Squadron
The Royal Yeomanry
Regimental HQ No change Croydon Fulham and Croydon No later than Oct 14 Nil
A (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle
Swindon N/A No later than Oct 14 A troop detachment will remain in Swindon as part of B (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron, The Royal Wessex Yeomanry
B (Leicestershire and Derbyshire) Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle
Leicester N/A No later than Dec 16
A troop detachment will remain in Leicester as part of A (Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry and South Nottinghamshire Hussars) Squadron
C (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry) Squadron
No change Croydon Croydon N/A Nil
S (Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry) Squadron No change Nottingham Nottingham and
Leicester No later than Dec 16
To be A (Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry and South Nottinghamshire Hussars) Squadron, with a troop detachment in Leicester formed from elements of the withdrawn B (Leicestershire and Derbyshire) Squadron
W (Westminster Dragoons) Squadron
To re-role as a HQ Squadron No later than Oct 14 To be HQ (Westminster Dragoons)
Squadron All name changes are subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
The Honourable Artillery Company
Regimental HQ No change City of London City of London No Change Nil 1 Squadron No change City of London City of London No Change Nil 2 Squadron No change City of London City of London No Change Nil 3 Squadron No change City of London City of London No Change Nil
100th (Yeomanry)
Regiment Royal Artillery
Regimental HQ Suspended Animation Luton N/A Not before Apr 14 Luton TA Centre will become part of 6th Regiment Army Air Corps. Romford TA Centre to be vacated
201 (Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Parachute Battery Royal Artillery
Suspended Animation Luton and Romford N/A Not before Apr 14
266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery
Resubordinates to 104th Regiment Royal Artillery Bristol Bristol Not before Apr 14 Re-role to Mini Unmanned Air
Systems
307 (South Nottinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry Royal Horse Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery
Suspended Animation Nottingham N/A Not before Apr 14 Hucknall Lane TA Centre will become part of 4th Battalion The Mercian Regiment
101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal
Artillery
Regimental HQ No change Gateshead Gateshead No later than Mar 15 Nil 203 (Elswick) Battery Royal Artillery No change Blyth Blyth No later than Mar 15 Nil
204 (The Tyneside Scottish) Battery Royal Artillery
No change Newcastle Newcastle No later than Mar 15 Re-role to Multiple Launch Rocket System
205 (3rd Durham Volunteer Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery
No change South Shields South Shields No later than Mar 15 Nil
269 (West Riding) Battery Royal Artillery No change Leeds Leeds No later than Mar 15 Re-role to Multiple Launch Rocket
System
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Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
103rd (Lancashire
Artillery Volunteers)
Regiment Royal Artillery
Regimental HQ Absorb St Helens based elements of 209 Battery St Helens St Helens No later than Sep 15 Nil
208 (3rd West Lancashire) Battery Royal Artillery
No change Liverpool Liverpool No later than Sep 15 Nil
209 (Manchester & St Helens) Battery Royal Artillery
Detachment in Manchester will grow to a battery size. The remainder of the existing Battery in St Helens will merge with the Regimental HQ
St Helens and Manchester Manchester No later than Sep 15 Nil
210 (Staffordshire) Battery Royal Artillery
Resubordinates from 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery
Wolverhampton Wolverhampton No later than Sep 15 Re-role to Light Gun
216 (The Bolton Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery
No change Bolton Bolton No later than Sep 15 Nil
104th Regiment Royal Artillery
Regimental HQ No change Newport Newport No later than Mar 15 Nil 211 (South Wales) Battery Royal Artillery No change Abertillery and Cardiff Abertillery and Cardiff No later than Mar 15 Nil
214 (Worcestershire) Battery Royal Artillery No change Worcester Worcester No later than Mar 15 Nil
217 (City of Newport) Battery Royal Artillery No change Newport Newport No later than Mar 15 Nil
266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery
Resubordinates from 100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery
Bristol Bristol No later than Mar 15 Re-role to Mini Unmanned Air Systems
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Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
105th Regiment Royal Artillery
Regimental HQ No change Edinburgh Edinburgh No later than Sep 15 Nil 206 (Ulster) Battery Royal Artillery No change Newtonards and Coleraine Newtonards and
Coleraine No later than Sep 15 Nil
207 (City of Glasgow) Battery Royal Artillery No change Glasgow Glasgow No later than Sep 15 Nil
212 Battery (Highland) Battery Royal Artillery No change Arbroath, Kirkcaldy and
Shetland Arbroath and Shetland No later than Sep 15 Kirkcaldy TA Centre to be vacated
278 (Lowland or City of Edinburgh) Battery Royal Artillery
New Battery N/A Edinburgh No later than Mar 15
Awaiting decision on location as Livingston remains an option being discussed between RA and Lowland RFCA. Battery title still to be confirmed
106th (Yeomanry)
Regiment Royal Artillery
Regimental HQ No change Grove Park Grove Park No later than Mar 15 Nil 210 (Staffordshire) Battery Royal Artillery
Resubordinates to 103rd Regiment Royal Artillery Wolverhampton Wolverhampton No later than Sep 15 Re-role to Light Gun
265 (Home Counties) Battery Royal Artillery No change Grove Park Grove Park No later than Mar 15 Re-role to Lightweight Multiple
Launcher High Velocity Missile 295 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery Royal Artillery
New Battery N/A Portsmouth No later than Dec 16 Battery title still to be confirmed
457 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery Royal Artillery
No change Southampton Southampton No later than Mar 15 Re-role to Self-Propelled High Velocity Missile Battery
Central Volunteer
Headquarters Royal Artillery
Regimental HQ No change Woolwich Woolwich No Change Nil Watchkeeper and Liaison Officer Pool No change Woolwich Woolwich No Change Nil
Royal Artillery Specialist Pool New Battery Woolwich Larkhill No later than Dec 16
To become 221 (Wessex) Battery Royal Artillery, subject to confirmation
Forward Air Control Troop Royal Signals
Resubordinates from Royal Signals to become a Tactical Air Control Party battery
Bath Bath No later than Dec 16 To become 255 (Somerset Yeomanry) Battery Royal Artillery, subject to confirmation
All new battery titles remain subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers
(Militia)
Regimental HQ No change Monmouth Monmouth N/A Nil Jersey Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Militia)
No change Jersey Jersey N/A Nil
100 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Militia)
Takes under command 2 Troops from 108 Field Squadron
Cwmbran, Cardiff and Bristol Cwmbran and Swansea No later than Dec 16
Existing Troop detachment in Cardiff moves to Cwmbran Llandaff North TA Centre, Cardiff and Bristol to be retained
108 Field Squadron Royal Engineers
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Swansea N/A No later than Dec 16
2 Troops in Swansea resubordinated to 100 Field Squadron
225 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Militia)
Takes under command 2 Troops from 125 Field Squadron
Oldbury and Walsall Oldbury and Stoke-on-Trent No later than Dec 16
2 Troop-detachment in Stoke-on-Trent formed from withdrawn 125 Field Squadron, 75 Engineer Regiment Walsall TA Centre to be vacated
71 Engineer Regiment
Regimental HQ No change RAF Leuchars RAF Leuchars N/A Nil 102 Field Squadron Royal Engineers No change Paisley and Inchinnan Paisley and Inchinnan N/A Nil
124 Field Squadron Royal Engineers
Takes under command Orkney Troop of 236 Field Squadron
Cumbernauld Cumbernauld and Orkney No later than Dec 16 Nil
236 Field Squadron Royal Engineers
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Elgin and Orkney N/A No later than Dec 16
Orkney Troop resubordinated to 124 Field Squadron Elgin TA Centre transferred to C Company, 7th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
N/A
Takes under command 591 Independent Field Squadron Royal Engineers
Bangor and Aldergrove Bangor No later than Dec 16
To be 591 Field Squadron Royal Engineers Training area on Flying Station Aldergrove retained
72 Engineer Regiment
Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Gateshead N/A No later than Dec 16 Nil
103 Field Squadron Royal Engineers
Resubordinates to 21 Engineer Regiment, a hybrid regiment
Newcastle and Sunderland Newcastle No later than Dec 16 Sunderland TA Centre to be
retained
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Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
106 Field Squadron Royal Engineers
Resubordinates to 32 Engineer Regiment, a hybrid regiment
Sheffield and Bradford Sheffield and Batley No later than Dec 16 Bradford TA Centre to be vacated
73 Engineer Regiment
Regimental HQ Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Nottingham N/A No later than Dec 16
Option for personnel in Nottingham to re-role as part of 162 Postal Courier and Movement Control Regiment or to join 350 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
129 Field Squadron Royal Engineers
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Northampton N/A No later than Dec 16 Northampton TA Centre to be
retained
350 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Air Support)
Resubordinates to 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
Nottingham Chilwell and Chesterfield No later than Dec 16
2 Troops in Chesterfield formed from withdrawn 575 Field Squadron
575 Field Squadron Royal Engineers
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Chesterfield and Derby N/A No later than Dec 16
Chesterfield TA Centre taken over by resubordinated 350 Field Squadron (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Derby TA Centre to be retained
75 Engineer Regiment
Regimental HQ No change Warrington Warrington N/A Re-roles to logistical bridging and wide wet gap crossing
107 Field Squadron Royal Engineers No change Birkenhead Birkenhead N/A Re-roles to logistical bridging and
wide wet gap crossing 202 Field Squadron Royal Engineers No change Manchester Manchester N/A Re-roles to logistical bridging and
wide wet gap crossing
125 Field Squadron Royal Engineers
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle
Stoke-on-Trent and Cannock N/A No later than Nov 16
2 Troops in Stoke-on-Trent resubordinated to 225 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Militia), The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)
Amphibious Engineer Training Cell New organisation N/A Halton Training Camp No later than Nov 16 Nil
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Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
131 Independent Commando Field Squadron Royal Engineers
Resubordinates to 32 Engineer Regiment
London, Plymouth, Bath and Birmingham
London, Plymouth and Bath No later than Dec 16
To be 131 Commando Field Squadron Royal Engineers. Barrow Lane TAC, Birmingham to be retained.
591 Independent Field Squadron Royal Engineers
Resubordinates to 71 Engineer Regiment Bangor and Aldergrove Bangor No later than Dec 16 Training area on Flying Station
Aldergrove retained
135 Independent Geographic Squadron Resubordinates to 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic)
Ewell, Hermitage and Southampton
Ewell, Reading and Wyton No later than Dec 16
Consolidation of specialist capability Southampton TAC to be retained
21 Engineer Regiment
N/A
103 Field Squadron Royal Engineers resubordinates from 72 Engineer Regiment
Newcastle and Sunderland Newcastle No later than Mar 15
21 Engineer Regiment becomes a hybrid regiment Sunderland TAC to be retained
N/A
299 (Parachute) Squadron Royal Engineers resubordinates from 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault)
Wakefield, Gateshead and Hull Wakefield and Hull No later than Dec 16 Gateshead TA Centre to be
retained
32 Engineer Regiment
N/A
106 Field Squadron Royal Engineers resubordinates from 72 Engineer Regiment
Sheffield and Bradford Sheffield and Batley No later than Dec 16 32 Engineer Regiment becomes a hybrid regiment Bradford TA Centre to be vacated
N/A
Takes under command 131 Independent Commando Field Squadron Royal Engineers
London, Plymouth, Bath and Birmingham
London, Plymouth and Bath No later than Dec 16
To be 131 Commando Field Squadron Royal Engineers Barrows Lane TA Centre, Birmingham, to be retained
33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
217 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
No change Ilford, Southend and White City
Ilford, Southend and Wimbish No later than Mar 15
Wimbish to be nationally recruited White City TA Centre to be retained
N/A
350 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Air Support) and elements of 575 Field Squadron resubordinate from 73 Engineer Regiment
Chilwell, Chesterfield and Derby
Chilwell and Chesterfield No later than Dec 16
2 Troops in Chesterfield formed from withdrawn 575 Field Squadron Derby TAC to be retained
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Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
221 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
2 Troops resubordinated to 579 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
Catford and Rochester Catford, Westminster and Bexleyheath No later than Dec 16 New Troop detachments formed in
Westminster and Bexleyheath
579 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
2 Troops resubordinate from 221 Field Squadron (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Reigate and Brighton
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Reigate and Rochester No later than Dec 16
2-Troop detachment in Rochester resubordinates from 221 Field Squadron Brighton TA Centre to be retained
42 Engineer Regiment
(Geographic) N/A
Takes under command 135 Independent Geographic Squadron
Ewell, Hermitage and Southampton Ewell and Reading No later than Dec 16
Consolidation of specialist capability Southampton TA Centre to be retained
170 (Infrastructure
Support) Engineer Group
65 Works Group Royal Engineers No change Chilwell Chilwell No later than Dec 16
501 STRE (Bulk Petroleum) Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle; the other 9 Reserve STREs are retained
All name changes are subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
32nd Signal Regiment
RHQ & 52 (Lowland) Support Squadron No change Glasgow Glasgow No later than Nov 14 Nil
69 (North Irish Horse) Signal Squadron No change Belfast and Londonderry Belfast and
Londonderry No later than Nov 14 May change title to 40 Squadron
2 (City of Dundee and Highland) Signal Squadron
Resubordinates from 38th Signal Regiment Dundee and Aberdeen Dundee and Aberdeen No later than Nov 14 Nil
33 (Lancashire) Signal Squadron
Resubordinates to 37th Signal Regiment. Liverpool and Manchester Liverpool and
Manchester No later than Jul 14 Nil
50 (Northern) Signal Squadron
Resubordinates to 32nd Signal Regiment Darlington and Hartlepool Darlington and Leeds No later than Jul 14
Loses Hartlepool detachment but gains Leeds detachment from 64 Signals Squadron, 38th Signal Regiment. Hartlepool TA Centre becomes part of 162 Postal and Courier Regiment RLC
51 (Scottish) Signal Squadron No change Edinburgh and East
Kilbride Edinburgh and East Kilbride No later than Nov 14 Nil
37th Signal Regiment
RHQ & 54 (Queen’s Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Support Squadron
No change Redditch Redditch No later than Jul 14 Nil
48 (City of Birmingham) Signal Squadron
No change Birmingham and Coventry Birmingham and Coventry No later than Jul 14 Nil
33 (Lancashire) Signal Squadron
Resubordinates from 32nd Signal Regiment Liverpool and Manchester Liverpool and
Manchester No later than Jul 14 Nil
36 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron
Resubordinates to 71st Signal Regiment Colchester and Cambridge Colchester and
Chelmsford No later than Dec 16 Cambridge TA Centre taken under command by 32 Military Intelligence Company
50 (Northern) Signal Squadron
Resubordinates from 32nd Signal Regiment. Darlington and Hartlepool Darlington and Leeds No later than Dec 14
Loses Hartlepool detachment but gains Leeds detachment from 64 Signals Squadron, 38th Signal Regiment. Hartlepool TA Centre becomes part of 162 Postal and Courier Regiment RLC
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Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
53 (Wales and Western) Signal Squadron
Resubordinates to 39th Signal Regiment.
Cardiff and Stratford upon Avon Cardiff and Gloucester No later than Apr 16
Stratford upon Avon TA Centre to be vacated. Gains Gloucester detachment from 57 Signals Squadron, 39th Signals Regiment.
64 (City of Sheffield) Signal Squadron
Resubordinates from 38th Signal Regiment
Sheffield, Nottingham and Leeds
Sheffield and Nottingham No later than Jul 14 Nil
38th Signal Regiment
RHQ and 46 Support Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Sheffield N/A No later than Aug 15
RHQ and HQ Squadron will merge with existing 64 Signal Squadron and become part of 37th Signal Regiment.
1 Signal Squadron Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle
Bletchley, Banbury and Rugby N/A No later than Jul 15
Bletchley TAC becomes part of 63 Military Intelligence Company, Banbury part of 142 Port Sqn Royal Logistic Corps. Rugby TAC becomes part of 243 Supply Squadron, 159 Supply Regiment. RLC request transfer fm Jan 14.
2 (City of Dundee and Highland) Signal Squadron
Resubordinates to 32nd Signal Regiment Dundee and Aberdeen Dundee and Aberdeen No later than Nov 14 Nil
41 Signal Squadron Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle
Coulsdon and Kingston upon Thames N/A No later than Jul 15
Coulsdon becomes detachment of 31 Signal Squadron, 71st (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment
64 (City of Sheffield) Signal Squadron
Resubordinates to 37th Signal Regiment
Sheffield, Nottingham and Leeds
Sheffield and Nottingham No later than Jul 14
Resubordinates Leeds detachment to 50 Signals Squadron, 37th Signal Regiment.
39th Signal Regiment
RHQ & 93 (North Somerset Yeomanry) Support Squadron
No change Bristol Bristol No later than Apr 16 Nil
43 (Wessex and City and County of Bristol) Signal Squadron
Resubordinates from 21 Signal Regiment (Air Support) (a hybrid unit)
Bath Bath and Bristol No later than Apr 16 Absorbs Bristol detachment from 57 Signal Squadron
94 (Berkshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron
Consolidation Windsor and Aylesbury Windsor No later than Apr 16 Aylesbury TA Centre taken under command by 7th Battalion The Rifles
53 (Wales and Western) Signal Squadron
Resubordinates from 37th Signal Regiment N/A Cardiff and Gloucester No later than Apr 16 Absorbs Gloucester detachment
from 57 Signal Squadron
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Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
56 Signal Squadron Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Eastbourne and Brighton N/A No later than Apr 16
Option for personnel in Eastbourne to re-role to infantry. Eastbourne TA Centre taken under command by 3rd Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment. Brighton TA Centre closes
57 Signal Squadron Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Bristol and Gloucester N/A No later than Apr 16
Bristol detachment absorbed by 43 Signal Squadron. Gloucester detachment absorbed by 53 Signal Squadron
71st (City of London)
Yeomanry Signal Regiment
RHQ & 265 (Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)) Sp Squadron
No change Bexleyheath Bexleyheath No Change Nil
68 (Inns of Court & City Yeomanry) Signal Squadron
Resubordinate Chelmsford detachment – see remarks
Lincolns Inn, Whipps Cross and Chelmsford
Lincolns Inn and Whipps Cross No later than Dec 16
Chelmsford detachment resubordinated to 36 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron
36 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron
Resubordinates from 37th Signal Regiment Colchester and Cambridge Colchester and
Chelmsford No later than Dec 16
Chelmsford detachment resubordinated from 68 (Inns of Court & City Yeomanry) Signal Squadron
47 (Middlesex Yeomanry and Princess Louise’s Kensington) Signal Squadron
Absorbs elements of 41 Signal Squadron – see remarks
Uxbridge and Southfields Uxbridge and Coulsdon No later than Dec 16
A name change to 31 (Middlesex Yeomanry and Princess Louise’s Kensington) Signal Squadron. Absorbs Coulsdon elements from 41 Signal Squadron, 38th Signal Regiment. Southfields TA Centre taken under control by Royal Marines
10 Signal Regiment
81 Signal Squadron No change Corsham Corsham No Change Nil
Land Information Assurance Group
Resubordinates to the Joint Cyber Unit (Reserves)
Corsham N/A No Change Nil
15 Signal Regiment
Land Information Communication Services Group
No change Corsham Corsham No Change Nil
All name changes are subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF SCOTLAND
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
6th Battalion The Royal
Regiment of Scotland
Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Glasgow Glasgow N/A Nil
A Company No change Edinburgh, Bathgate and Galashiels
Edinburgh, Bathgate and Galashiels N/A Nil
B Company No change Ayr and Dumfries Ayr, Dumfries and Kilmarnock N/A Nil
C Company No change Glasgow and Motherwell Glasgow and Motherwell N/A Nil
7th Battalion The Royal
Regiment of Scotland
Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Perth Perth N/A Nil
A Company No change Dumbarton and Sandbank Dumbarton and Stirling No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Dunoon TA Centre in Sandbank to be vacated
B Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle
Aberdeen, Keith and Peterhead - No later than Dec 16 Personnel in Aberdeen absorbed
into C Company
C Company
Absorbs elements of B Company in Aberdeen and 236 Field Squadron Royal Engineers in Elgin
Inverness, Stornoway and Wick
Inverness, Stornoway, Aberdeen and Elgin and Peterhead
No later than Dec 16
Stornoway and Peterhead to be additional fourth and fifth platoons in C Company’s Army 2020 structure until at least Dec 16
D Company No change Dundee and Kirkcaldy Dundee No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Kirkcaldy TA Centre to be vacated
All name changes are subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE PRINCESS OF WALES’S ROYAL REGIMENT
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
3rd Battalion The Princess of
Wales’s Royal Regiment
Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Canterbury Canterbury N/A Nil
A Company No change Farnham Farnham No later than Dec 16 Camberley TA Centre already vacated
B Company No change Brighton Brighton and Eastbourne No later than Dec 16 B Company will inherit Eastbourne TA Centre from 56 Signal Squadron
C Company No change Rochester and Canterbury Rochester and Canterbury N/A Nil
D Company Re-roles as 679 Squadron, 6 Regiment Army Air Corps
Portsmouth N/A No later than Dec 14
Option for personnel to join the Royal Artillery in a new Battery from 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery or 128 Field Company of 103 Battalion REME in the nearby Peronne Road TA Centre
All name changes are subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE DUKE OF LANCASTER’S REGIMENT
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
4th Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment
Battalion HQ and HQ Company
No change Preston Preston N/A Nil
A Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle
Liverpool N/A No later than Dec 16 Townsend Avenue TA Centre (Liverpool) to be vacated
B Company No change Blackburn and Blackpool Blackburn No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Blackpool TA Centre will not be vacated
C Company No change Workington, Carlisle, Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster
Workington, Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Lancaster TA Centre will
not be vacated
D Company No change Manchester and Bury Manchester No later than Dec 16
Local move within Manchester to Norman Road TA Centre. Ardwick Green TA Centre to be vacated. Consolidation - Castle Armoury will not be vacated
All name changes are subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF FUSILIERS
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
5th Battalion The Royal Regiment
of Fusiliers
Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Durham Newcastle No later than Dec 16 D Company takes over Durham TA
Centre
D (Rifles) Company No change Bishop Auckland, Washington, Sunderland, and Doncaster
Durham and Doncaster No later than Dec 16
Consolidation - Eden Armoury (Bishop Auckland) and Washington TA Centres to be vacated; Dykelands Road TA Centre (Sunderland) to be retained
X Company Absorb elements of 100 Pioneer Squadron – see remarks
Newcastle and Tynemouth Newcastle and Hexham No later than Dec 16
Hexham detachment of 100 Pioneer Squadron, Royal Logistics Corps will re-role to infantry and be absorbed Tynemouth TA Centre to be retained
Z Company Absorb elements of 100 Pioneer Squadron – see remarks
Ashington and Alnwick Cramlington and Alnwick No later than Dec 16
Consolidation – Ashington TA Centre to be vacated. Cramlington detachment of 100 Pioneer Squadron, Royal Logistics Corps will re-role to infantry and be absorbed.
All name changes are subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE ROYAL ANGLIAN REGIMENT
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
3rd Battalion The Royal Anglian
Regiment
Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds N/A Nil
A Company No change Norwich and Lowestoft Norwich and Lowestoft N/A Nil
B Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Lincoln and Grimsby N/A No later than Dec 16 Detachment in Lincoln
resubordinated to C Company
C Company Absorb elements of B Company – see remarks Leicester and Northampton Leicester and Lincoln No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Northampton TA
Centre is not vacated E Company No change Chelmsford and Hertford Chelmsford and Hertford N/A Nil
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE YORKSHIRE REGIMENT
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
4th Battalion The Yorkshire
Regiment
Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change York York N/A Nil
A Company Absorb elements of B Company – see remarks Hull and Beverley Hull, Beverley and
Scarborough No later than Dec 16 Nil
B Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle
Middlesbrough, Scarborough and Northallerton N/A No later than Dec 16
Consolidation - detachment in Scarborough to come under command of A Company and Middlesbrough and Northallerton TA Centres to be vacated
C Company No change Huddersfield, Leeds and Keighley Huddersfield No later than Dec 16
Consolidation - Leeds TA Centre to be retained; Keighley TA Centre to be vacated
D Company No change Barnsley and Sheffield Barnsley No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Endcliffe Hall TA Centre to be retained
All name changes are subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE MERCIAN REGIMENT
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
4th Battalion The Mercian
Regiment
Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Wolverhampton Wolverhampton N/A Nil
A (Fusilier) Company No change Birmingham Birmingham N/A Nil
B Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Widnes N/A Close by 1 Apr 18 Ubique Barracks in Widnes to be
vacated
C (East of England) Company
Absorb 307 Battery – see remarks Mansfield Nottingham and
Mansfield
Nottingham established from 1 Jan 14 Mansfield reduces from 1 Dec 15
307 Battery, 100th Regiment RA, will re-role to infantry and be absorbed
D (Staffords) Company No change Crewe and Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Crewe TA Centre to
be vacated
E (Rifles) Company Resubordinates to 6th Battalion The Rifles Shrewsbury Shrewsbury No later than Dec 14 Company’s future to be reviewed in
2016
F Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle
Burton-upon-Trent and Kidderminster N/A No later than Dec 16
Kidderminster and Burton-upon-Trent TA Centres to be vacated
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE ROYAL WELSH
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh
Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Cardiff Cardiff N/A Nil
A Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle
Wrexham and Queensferry N/A No later than Nov 13
Queensferry TA Centre comes under command the Welsh Transport Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps. Hightown Barracks, Wrexham comes under command of 101 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
B Company No change Swansea Swansea N/A Nil C Company No change Pontypridd Pontypridd N/A Nil
D Company No change Colwyn Bay and Caernarfon Colwyn Bay No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Caernarfon TA
Centre to be vacated All name changes are subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
2nd Battalion The Royal Irish
Regiment
Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Portadown Lisburn No later than Dec 16 Portadown backfilled by C
Company A Company No change Belfast Belfast N/A Nil B Company No change Newtonabbey and Ballymena Newtonabbey and Ballymena N/A Nil
C Company No change Armagh and Enniskillen Portadown and Enniskillen No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Armagh TA Centre to be vacated
All name changes are subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment
Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Pudsey Pudsey N/A Nil
A Company No change Glasgow and Edinburgh Glasgow and Edinburgh N/A Nil
B Company No change White City and Croydon White City No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Mitcham Road TA Centre is not vacated
C Company No change Pudsey, Hebburn and St Helens
Pudsey, Hebburn and St Helens N/A Nil
All name changes are subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE LONDON REGIMENT
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
The London Regiment
Battalion HQ No change Battersea Westminster (Rochester Row) No later than Dec 16 St Johns Hill TA Centre to be vacated
HQ Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Battersea N/A No later than Dec 16 Nil
A Company (London Scottish) No change Westminster and Catford Westminster
(Horseferry Road) No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Catford TA Centre will not be vacated
B Company (PWRR) No change Edgware and Hornsey Edgware No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Hornsey TA Centre will not be vacated
C Company (RRF) No change Balham and Blackheath No Change N/A Nil D Company (London Irish Rifles)
Re-roles as HQ Company Camberwell Camberwell No later than Dec 16 Company re-roles to become HQ
Company (London Irish Rifles). All name changes are subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE RIFLES
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
6th Battalion The Rifles
Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Exeter No Change N/A Nil
A Company No change Gloucester and Bristol No Change N/A Nil
B Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Taunton N/A No later than Apr 14
Option for personnel to re-role to Army Air Corps. Bishops Hull TA Centre in Taunton comes under command 675 Squadron, 6 Regiment Army Air Corps.
C Company No change Dorchester and Poole No Change N/A Company HQ moves from Dorchester to Poole
D Company No change Plymouth and Truro Plymouth and Barnstaple No later than Dec 16 Truro Pl to move to Barnstaple. Truro TA Centre not vacated
N/A
E (Rifles) Company resubordinates from 4th Battalion The Mercian Regiment
Shrewsbury No Change No later than Dec 14 Nil
7th Battalion The Rifles
Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Reading Reading N/A Nil
A Company No change Abingdon and Aylesbury Abingdon No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Aylesbury not vacated
E Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Milton Keynes and Marlow N/A No later than Dec 16
Option for personnel to re-role to Army Air Corps or Royal Logistics Corps. Milton Keynes TA Centre comes under command 678 Squadron, 6 Regiment Army Air Corps. Marlow TA Centre comes under command 871 Postal and Courier squadron Royal Logistics Corps.
F Company No change London (Davies Street) London (Davies Street) N/A Nil G Company No change West Ham West Ham N/A Nil
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – ARMY AIR CORPS
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
6 AAC
RHQ and HQ Squadron No change Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds N/A Nil
N/A New Squadron 675 Squadron N/A Taunton and Yeovil Not before Apr 14
675 Squadron will inherit Bishops Hull TAC in Taunton from B Company, 6th Battalion The Rifles
677 Squadron No change Bury St Edmunds, Norwich, Swaffham and Ipswich
Bury St Edmunds No later than Dec 16
Consolidation Swaffham TA Centre to be vacated Norwich and Ipswich TA Centres to be retained
N/A New Squadron 678 Squadron N/A Milton Keynes and Luton Not before Apr 14
678 Squadron will inherit Milton Keynes TA Centre from E Company, 7th Battalion The Rifles and Luton TA Centre from 201 (Hertfordshire And Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Parachute Battery Royal Artillery
679 Squadron No change Middle Wallop Portsmouth and Middle Wallop Not before Apr 14
Squadron takes over the Peronne Close TA Centre in Portsmouth from D Company, 3rd Battalion the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment. Note that a new Battery from 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery, will join 128 Field Company of 103 Battalion REME in the nearby Peronne Road TA Centre.
Central Volunteer Headquarters Army Air Corps No change Middle Wallop Middle Wallop N/A To be the Aviation Specialist Group
All name changes are subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
88 Postal and Courier
Regiment
Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14 Regiment merges with 162 Postal
Courier and Movement Regiment
871 Postal and Courier Squadron See remarks Grantham Marlow No later than Mar 14
Resubordinates to 162 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment. Subsumes a Platoon of 7th Battalion The Rifles
872 Postal and Courier Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14 Nil
883 Postal and Courier Squadron See remarks Grantham Hartlepool No later than Mar 14
Resubordinates to 162 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment. Subsumes 1 x Pioneer Troop & 1 x Royal Signals Detachment
884 Postal and Courier Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14 Nil
150 Transport Regiment
Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron No change Hull Hull No Change Nil
217 Transport Squadron No change Leeds Leeds No Change Nil
218 Transport Squadron No change Hull Hull No Change Nil
219 Transport Squadron No change Doncaster Doncaster No Change Nil
151 Transport Regiment
Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron No change Croydon Croydon No Change Nil
124 Transport Squadron Re-roles Brentwood and
Maidstone Brentwood and Maidstone No later than Nov 13 Re-roles from a Petroleum
Squadron
210 Transport Squadron Consolidation Sutton and Clapham Sutton No later than Dec 16
Consolidation of a Troop Detachment from Clapham into Sutton
240 Transport Squadron No change Barnet Barnet No Change Nil
562 Transport Squadron Consolidation Southall and Ilford Southall No later than Dec 16
Consolidation of Troop Detachment from IIford into Southall
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Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
152 Fuel Support
Regiment
Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron Internal reorganisation Belfast (Palace Barracks) Belfast (Kinnegar
Barracks) No later than Jun 14 Regiment is to re-role to Fuel Support Regiment from a Transport Regiment
211 Tanker Squadron Internal reorganisation Londonderry and Coleraine
Londonderry and Coleraine No later than Jun 14 To re-role to Tanker Squadron
from Transport Squadron
220 Tanker Squadron Internal reorganisation Belfast (Palace Barracks) Belfast (Kinnegar Barracks) No later than Jun 14 To re-role to Tanker Squadron
from Transport Squadron
400 Petroleum Squadron Internal reorganisation Belfast (Palace Barracks) Belfast (Kinnegar
Barracks) No later than Jun 14 Re-roles to a Petroleum Squadron from a Transport Squadron
154 (Scottish) Transport Regiment
Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron No change Dunfermline Dunfermline No Change
Local consolidation in Bruce House - Bothwell House TA Centre to be vacated
239 Transport Squadron See remarks N/A Dunfermline No later than Nov 13 Generation of New Transport
Squadron 221 Transport Squadron No change Glasgow Glasgow No Change Nil
230 Transport Squadron No change Edinburgh Edinburgh No Change Nil
251 Transport Squadron No change Irvine Irvine No Change Nil
155 Transport Regiment
Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Plymouth N/A No later than Apr 14 Nil
232 Transport Squadron See remarks Bodmin and Truro Bodmin and Truro No later than Jan 14 Squadron re-role to a Port
Squadron from Transport. 233 Transport Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Poole N/A N/A Nil
156 Supply Regiment
Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron Internal reorganisation Liverpool Liverpool No later than Dec 13
Regiment is to re-role to a Supply Regiment from a Transport Regiment
234 Supply Squadron Internal reorganisation Birkenhead Birkenhead No later than Dec 13 Squadron re-role to a Supply Squadron from Transport.
236 Supply Squadron Internal reorganisation Salford Salford No later than Dec 13 Squadron re-role to a Supply Squadron from Transport.
238 Supply Squadron Internal reorganisation Bootle Bootle No later than Dec 13 Squadron re-role to a Supply Squadron from Transport.
381 Supply Squadron Resubordinates from 159 Supply Regiment Lancaster Lancaster No later than Jan 14
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Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
157 (Welsh) Transport Regiment
Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron No change Cardiff Cardiff No Change Nil
398 Transport Squadron New Squadron N/A Queensferry No later than Nov 13
Squadron will inherit Queensferry TA Centre from 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh
223 Transport Squadron No change Swansea Swansea No Change Nil
224 Transport Squadron No change Carmarthen and
Haverfordwest Carmarthen and Haverfordwest No Change Nil
580 Transport Squadron Consolidation Cardiff and Bridgend Cardiff No Change
Consolidation of Troop Detachment from Bridgend into Cardiff
158 Transport Regiment
Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron No change Peterborough Peterborough No Change Nil
201 Transport Squadron No change Bedford Bedford No Change Nil
202 Transport Squadron No change Ipswich and Colchester Ipswich and
Colchester No Change Nil
203 Transport Squadron No change Loughborough Loughborough No Change Nil
160 Transport Squadron New Squadron N/A Lincoln No later than Apr 14
Squadron formed from the disbanded 160 Transport Regiment based in Grantham and down sizing Royal Anglian Company
159 Supply Regiment
Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron No change Canley Canley No Change Nil
123 Supply Squadron No change Telford Telford No Change Nil 216 Transport Squadron See remarks Tynemouth Tynemouth No later than Apr 14 Resubordinated to 150 Transport
Regiment
237 Supply Squadron No change West Bromwich and Cobridge West Bromwich No later than Jan 14 Cobridge TA Centre not vacated
243 Supply Squadron No change Coventry Coventry No later than Jan 14
125 Rations Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Glasgow N/A No later than Dec 14
Carmunnock Road TA Centre in Glasgow to be vacated. Transfer personnel to 221 Transport Squadron in Glasgow
381 Supply Squadron See remarks Lancaster Lancaster No later than Jan 14 Resubordinated to 156 Supply Regiment
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Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
160 Transport Regiment
Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14
Manpower from the disbanded Regiment to form 160 Transport Squadron in Lincoln
126 Petroleum Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14
261 Transport Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14
263 Transport Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14
270 Transport Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14
162 Postal Courier & Movement Regiment
Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron See remarks Grantham Nottingham No later than Sep 14
RHQ moves to Nottingham and takes on elements of 73 Engineer Regiment
280 Movement Control Squadron Internal reorganisation Swindon Swindon No later than Oct 13 Generates an addition Troop from
re-role of 395 Air Despatch Troop 281 Movement Control Squadron See remarks Grantham Nottingham No later than Sep 14 Squadron move concurrent with
Regimental HQ
282 Movement Control Squadron See remarks Grantham Coulby Newham No later than Sep 14
Squadron moves and incorporates re-role of existing Pioneers to Movement Control
283 Movement Control Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14 Nil
284 Movement Control Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14 Nil
165 (Wessex) Port and Enabling Regiment
Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron See remarks Grantham Plymouth No later than Mar 14
RHQ moves to Plymouth and will take on elements from the disbanded 155 Transport Regiment
102 Port Squadron Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No late than Mar 14 Nil
265 Port Squadron See remarks Grantham Plymouth No later than Mar 14 Growth and re-role existing elements from the disbanded 155 Transport Regiment.
266 Port Squadron Consolidation Southampton and Isle of Wight Southampton No later than Dec 16 Consolidation of Tp Det from Isle
of Wight into Southampton
275 Railway Troop Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14 Nil
166 Supply Regiment
Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14 Nil
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Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
142 Vehicle Squadron See remarks Grantham Banbury
Resubordinate Apr 14 Re-locate and re-role Apr-Sep 14
Resubordinates to 165 (Wessex) Port and Enabling Regiment. Moves to Banbury TAC subsumes elements from 1 Signal Squadron, 38 Signal Regiment.
294 Supply Squadron See remarks Grantham Grantham No later than Jan 14 Resubordinates to 159 Supply Regiment
531 Ammunition Technical Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham - No later than Mar 14 Nil
710 Operational Hygiene Squadron See remarks Grantham Aylesbury No later than Sep 14
Resubordinates to 165 (Wessex) Port and Enabling Regiment. Moves to Aylesbury TAC and subsumes elements from 94 Signal Squadron, 39 Signal Regiment.
167 Catering Support Regiment No change Grantham Grantham No Change Nil
168 Pioneer Regiment
Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14 Nil
100 Pioneer Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle
Cramlington, Berwick and Hexham N/A No later than Mar 14
Cramlington TA Centre transferred to 5th Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Berwick TAC to be vacated.
101 Pioneer Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14 Nil
104 Pioneer Squadron
Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle
Coulby Newham, Hartlepool and Washington
N/A No later than Mar 14
Coulby Newham becomes 282 Movement Control Squadron and Hartlepool 883 Postal and Courier Squadron.
Operational Headquarters Support Group (Logistic and Movement Staff) Internal reorganisation Grantham Grantham No Change To become 2 Operational
Support Group
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
16 Medical Regiment
144 Parachute Medical Squadron No change Hornsey, Glasgow, Cardiff
and Nottingham
Hornsey, Glasgow, Cardiff and Nottingham
No Change Nil
2 Medical Regiment
250 Medical Squadron Resubordinated from 3 Medical Regiment N/A Hull, Grimsby and
Castleford No later than Dec 14 Nil
222 Medical Squadron Resubordinated from 225 Medical Regiment N/A Leicester, Derby and
Birmingham No later than Dec 14 New detachment in Birmingham potentially collocated with 202 Field Hospital
3 Medical Regiment
64 Medical Squadron Resubordinated from 5 Medical Regiment N/A Chorley, Manchester
and Liverpool No later than Dec 14 5 Medical Regiment relocates to Tidworth
250 Medical Squadron Resubordinates to 2 Medical Regiment
Hull, Grimsby and Castleford N/A No later than Dec 14 Nil
251 Medical Squadron Resubordinated from 225 Medical Regiment N/A Sunderland No later than Dec 14 Nil
225 (Scottish) Medical
Regiment
RHQ and 174 Support Squadron No change Dundee Dundee No Change Nil
153 Medical Squadron No change Dundee Dundee No Change Nil 152 Medical Squadron No change Glenrothes Glenrothes No Change Nil
154 Medical Squadron New Squadron N/A Stirling No later than Dec 14 Expansion of existing 153 Medical Squadron detachment
251 Medical Squadron Resubordinates to 3 Medical Regiment Sunderland N/A No later than Dec 14 Nil
253 (North Irish) Medical
Regiment
RHQ and 110 Support Squadron No change Belfast Belfast No Change Nil
107 Medical Squadron No change Belfast Belfast No Change Nil
108 Medical Squadron No change Limavady and Enniskillen Limavady and Enniskillen No Change Nil
109 Medical Squadron No change Belfast Belfast No Change Nil
254 (East of England) Medical
Regiment
RHQ and 163 Support Squadron No change Cambridge Cambridge No Change Nil
220 Medical Squadron No change Ditton Ditton No Change Nil
161 Medical Squadron New Detachment Colchester Colchester and Norwich No later than Dec 16 Nil
162 Medical Squadron New Detachment Hitchin Hitchin and Brentwood No later than Dec14 Nil 201 (Northern) RHQ No change Newcastle Newcastle No Change Nil
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Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
Field Hospital A Squadron No change Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe No Change Nil B Squadron No change Newcastle Newcastle No Change Nil C Squadron No change Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees No Change Nil
202 (Midlands) Field Hospital
RHQ No change Birmingham Birmingham No Change Nil
A Squadron No change Stoke-on-Trent and Coventry
Stoke-on-Trent and Coventry No Change Nil
B Squadron No change Shrewsbury Shrewsbury No Change Nil C Squadron No change Abingdon Abingdon No Change Nil
203 (Welsh) Field Hospital
RHQ No change Cardiff Cardiff No Change Nil A Squadron No change Swansea Swansea No Change Nil B Squadron No change Crickhowell Crickhowell No Change Nil
C Squadron No change Llandudno Colwyn Bay No later than Dec 14 Argyll Road TAC, Llandudno to be vacated.
204 (North Irish) Field Hospital
RHQ No change Belfast Belfast No Change Nil A Squadron No change Belfast Belfast No Change Nil B Squadron No change Ballymena Belfast No later than Dec 14 Nil C Squadron No change Newtonards Belfast No later than Dec 14 Nil D Squadron No change Armagh Portadown No later than Dec 14 Armagh TA Centre to be vacated
205 (Scottish) Field Hospital
RHQ No change Glasgow Glasgow No Change Nil A Squadron No change Aberdeen Aberdeen No Change Nil D Squadron No change Dundee Dundee No Change Nil E Squadron No change Edinburgh Edinburgh No Change Nil G Squadron No change Glasgow Glasgow No Change Nil I Squadron No change Inverness Inverness No Change Nil
207 (Manchester) Field Hospital
RHQ No change Manchester Manchester No Change Nil A Squadron No change Stockport Stockport No Change Nil
B Squadron Merges with G Squadron Chorley Bury and Chorley No later than Dec 14 Nil
C Squadron No change Manchester Manchester No Change Nil
G Squadron Merges with B Squadron Bury N/A No later than Dec 14 Nil
208 (Liverpool) Field Hospital
RHQ No change Liverpool Liverpool No Change Nil A Squadron No change Liverpool Liverpool No Change Nil
B Squadron No change Ellesmere Port Chester No later than Dec 14 Stanney Lane TA Centre, Ellesmere Port to be vacated.
C Squadron No change Blackpool and Lancaster Blackpool and Lancaster No Change Nil
212 (Yorkshire) RHQ No change Sheffield Sheffield No Change Nil
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Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
Field Hospital A Squadron No change Leeds and York Leeds and York No Change Nil
B Squadron No change Nottingham and Lincoln Nottingham and Lincoln No Change Nil
C Squadron No change Bradford Hull No later than Dec 14 Nil
243 (Wessex) Field Hospital
RHQ No change Keynsham Keynsham No Change Nil
A Squadron No change Keynsham and Gloucester Keynsham and Gloucester No Change Nil
B Squadron No change Exeter Exeter No Change Nil C Squadron No change Plymouth and Truro Plymouth and Truro No Change Nil D Squadron No change Portsmouth Portsmouth No Change Nil
256 (City of London) Field
Hospital
RHQ No change Walworth Walworth No Change Nil A Squadron No change Walworth Walworth No Change Nil B Squadron No change Kensington Kensington No Change Nil
C Squadron No change Kingston upon Thames Kingston upon Thames No Change Nil
D Squadron No change Bow Brighton No later than Dec 14 Nil 306 Hospital Support Regiment No change Strensall Strensall No Change Nil
335 Medical Evacuation Regiment No change Strensall Strensall No Change Nil Army Medical Services Operational HQ
Support Group No change Strensall Strensall No Change Nil
All name changes are subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – CORPS OF ROYAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
101 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical
Engineers
Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Wrexham Wrexham No later than Aug 15
Nil
119 Recovery Company No change Prestatyn Prestatyn No later than Aug 15 Nil
125 Field Company New Company N/A Liverpool No later than Aug 15 Created from the re-role of 156 Transport Regiment Light Aid Detachment.
127 Field Company See Remarks Manchester Manchester No later than Aug 15 Absorbs re-roled 75 Engineer Regiment Light Aid Detachment.
159 Field Company New Company N/A West Bromwich and Telford
No later than Aug 15 Includes re-roled 123 Squadron Royal Logistic Corps Fitter Section.
102 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical
Engineers
Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe No Change Nil
124 Recovery Company No change Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe No Change Nil
186 Field Company No change Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne No Change Nil 147 Field Company No change Scunthorpe Scunthorpe No Change Nil
146 Field Company No change Rotherham and Sheffield Rotherham and Sheffield No Change Nil
103 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical
Engineers
Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Crawley Crawley No Change Nil
150 Recovery Company No change Redhill Croydon No later than Dec 16 Redhill TA Centre to be vacated.
128 Field Company No change Portsmouth Portsmouth No Change Nil
133 Field Company Expanded footprint Ashford Ashford and Bexleyheath No later than Dec 16 Includes re-roled 71 Signal
Regiment Light Aid Detachment. 169 Field Company New Company N/A Barnet and Brentwood No later than Dec 16 Nil
104 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical
Engineers
Battalion HQ and HQ Company
New Battalion HQ created alongside existing Company.
N/A Northampton No later than Dec 16 Nil
118 Recovery Company No change Northampton and Corby Northampton and
Corby No Change Nil
126 Field Company No change Coventry Coventry and Redditch No later than Dec 16 Nil 129 Field Company New Company N/A Swindon No later than Dec 16 Nil
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Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
148 Field Company New Company N/A Derby and Nottingham No later than Dec 16 Expansion of current 73 Engineer Regiment Light Aid Detachment.
105 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical
Engineers
Battalion HQ and HQ Company New Regiment N/A Bristol No later than Dec 16 Nil
130 Field Company New Company N/A Yeovil and Taunton No later than Dec 16 Nil 131 Recovery Company New Company N/A Gloucester No later than Dec 16 Nil
158 Field Company New Company N/A Bristol No later than Dec 16 Nil
160 Field Company New Company N/A Bridgend and Cwmbran No later than Dec 16
Expansion of existing Welsh Transport Regiment and Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) Light Aid Detachments.
106 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical
Engineers
Battalion HQ and HQ Company New Regiment N/A East Kilbride No later than Dec 16 Nil
155 Recovery Company New Company N/A Glasgow No later than Dec 16 Nil
157 Field Company New Company N/A Belfast and Lisburn No later than Dec 16 Nil
152 Field Company New Company N/A Edinburgh and Dunfermline No later than Dec 16 Nil
153 Field Company
Resubordinated from 102 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
Grangemouth Grangemouth No later than Dec 16 Nil
All name changes are subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – ADJUTANT GENERAL’S CORPS (ROYAL MILITARY POLICE) AND (MILITARY PROVOST STAFF)
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
1st Regiment Royal Military
Police
243 Provost Company
Merger of 243 and 252 Provost Companies
Livingston and Lisburn Livingston and Stockton on Tees
No later than Jan 15 Loss of 252 Coy name mitigated by it becoming a troop of 243 and
remaining in current location. 3rd Regiment Royal Military
Police
116 Provost Company
No change Cannock and Manchester Cannock and Manchester
No Change Nil
4th Regiment Royal Military
Police
253 Provost Company
No change Tulse Hill and Southampton
Tulse Hill No later than Jan 15 Consolidation
5th Regiment Royal Military
Police
252 Provost Company
Deletion Newcastle Upon Tyne - No later than Jan 15 252 Provost company merged into 1st Regiment
Special Investigation
Branch Regiment
83, 84 and 85 Sections
No change Winchester Bulford No later than Jan 15 Nil
No 1 Company Military Provost Staff No Change Colchester Colchester No Change
All name changes are subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – ROYAL ARMY VETERINARY CORPS
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
1 Military Working Dog
Regiment
101 Squadron New Squadron - North Luffenham No later than Dec 16 St Georges Barracks, North Luffenham is the future home of the Regular 1 MWD unit. It is close to the Defence Animal Centre at Melton Mowbray. 1 MWD Regiment should occupy North Luffenham in 2015.
105 Squadron New Squadron - North Luffenham No later than Dec 16
All name changes are subject to endorsement.
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – INTELLIGENCE CORPS
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
3 Military Intelligence
Battalion
Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change London (Worship St) London (Worship St) No Change Nil
31 Military Intelligence Company
Elements resubordinate to 72 Military Intelligence Company
London (Worship St) and Portsmouth London (Worship St) No later than May 14
314 and 315 Military Intelligence Sections in Portsmouth resubordinate to 72 Military Intelligence Company and move to Southampton
32 Military Intelligence Company No change London (Worship St) Cambridge No later than Mar 14
The Company will occupy the TA Centre vacated by 36 Signal Squadron, 37 Signal Regiment
33 Military Intelligence Company No change London (Hampstead) London (Hampstead) No later than May 14 Nil
34 Military Intelligence Company No change London (Hampstead) Cambridge No later than Mar 15
The Company will occupy the TA Centre vacated by 36 Signal Squadron, 37 Signal Regiment
5 Military Intelligence
Battalion
Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Coulby Newham Edinburgh No later than Jan 15 Nil
51 Military Intelligence Company See Remarks N/A Edinburgh and
Glasgow No later than May 14 Based on existing 52 Military Intelligence Company with a Det forming in Glasgow
52 Military Intelligence Company
Main Elements resubordinate to 51 MI Company; Company reforms in Newcastle
Edinburgh Newcastle No later than May 14
Based on 533 and 534 Military Intelligence Sections in Gateshead, which will resubordinate to 52 Military Intelligence Company and move to Newcastle. MacDonald Road TAC to be vacated.
53 Military Intelligence Company
533 and 534 Military Intelligence Sections resubordinate to 52 Military intelligence Company
York Leeds No later than May 14
Based on existing 53 Military Intelligence Company in York, 531 and 532 sects moving to New location in Leeds.
6 Military
Battalion HQ and HQ Company New Battalion N/A Manchester No later than May 14 Nil
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Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
Intelligence Battalion 61 Military Intelligence
Company
New company based on elements of 55 Military Intelligence Company
Chorley Manchester No later than May 14
Based on 554 and 555 Military Intelligence Sections in Chorley, which will resubordinate to 61 Military Intelligence Company and move to Manchester
62 Military Intelligence Company
New company based on elements of 52 Military Intelligence Company
Lisburn Lisburn No later than May 14
Based on 524, 525 and 526 Military Intelligence Sections in Lisburn, which will resubordinate to 62 Military Intelligence Company.
63 Military Intelligence Company
New company based on elements of 55 Military Intelligence Company
Stourbridge and Nottingham
Stourbridge and Bletchley No later than May 14
The Company will retain 551, 552 and 553 Military Intelligence Sections at Stourbridge, but move 556 and 557 Military Sections from Nottingham to occupy Bletchley TA Centre vacated by 1 Signal Squadron, 38 Signal Regiment
7 Military Intelligence
Battalion
Battalion HQ and HQ Company New Battalion N/A Bristol No later than May 14 Nil
71 Military Intelligence Company
Current 54 Military Intelligence Company Resubordination only
Bristol Bristol and Cardiff No later than May 14
Formed from current 54 Military Intelligence Company, with 543 and 545 Military Intelligence Sections, currently in Newport moving to Cardiff to form 711 Military Intelligence Section.
72 Military Intelligence Company
New company based on elements of 31 and 54 Military Intelligence Companies
Portsmouth and Exeter Southampton and Exeter No later than May 14
Based on 314 and 315 Military Intelligence Sections in Portsmouth, which will move to Southampton, and 542 and 547 Military Intelligence Sections in Exeter
73 Military Intelligence Company New Company N/A Hermitage No later than May 14
Denison Barracks, Hermitage will be the future location of 15 Psychological Operations Group, the Land Intelligence Fusion Centre, and the Defence Cultural Specialist Unit from 2015
Intelligence Officers Support Section and Technical Intelligence Staff Officer Section, 3 Military Intelligence Battalion
Regrouping and growth of existing assets – see
remarks London (Worship Street) Hermitage No later than May 14 A national unit, to become the
Specialist Group Military Intelligence
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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – MEDIA OPERATIONS GROUP
Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks
Media Operations Group No change Kingston Upon Thames Kingston Upon Thames No Change Future work will investigate the possibility of the group moving location
All name changes are subject to endorsement.