Discrimination against members of the armed forces in the United Kingdom
Introduction
Incidents have been reported of discrimination against soldiers of the armed forces of the [United Kingdom](/wiki/United_Kingdom "United Kingdom"), comprising the [Royal Navy](/wiki/Royal_Navy "Royal Navy"), the [British Army](/wiki/British_Army "British Army") and the [Royal Air Force](/wiki/Royal_Air_Force "Royal Air Force").Ministry of Defence \[internet] <http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Home>

In December 2007, the [British Prime Minister](/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom "Prime Minister of the United Kingdom") requested a report to evaluate the relationship between "our Armed Forces and the rest of society".Davies, Q., Clark, B., and Sharp, M. (May, 2008\). ["Report of Inquiry into National Recognition of our Armed Forces, Report to the Prime Minister".](http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/69519F89-9630-4D5F-92CF-B834FAB0FBD2/0/recognition_of_our_armed_forces.pdf) The report details the following incidents:

* Troops returning from Afghanistan were told to change into civilian clothes at [Birmingham Airport](/wiki/Birmingham_Airport%2C_England "Birmingham Airport, England") in December 2007\.
* Troops returning from Afghanistan into [Edinburgh Airport](/wiki/Edinburgh_Airport "Edinburgh Airport") were directed away from the public areas through ad hoc facilities in 2007\.
* Patients from the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at [Headley Court](/wiki/Headley_Court "Headley Court") were subjected to verbal abuse in November 2007\.
* RAF personnel were banned from wearing uniform in [Peterborough](/wiki/Peterborough "Peterborough") after incidents of verbal abuse.

Other incidents of discrimination and harassment against soldiers reported in the media were not detailed in the report as they had not been corroborated.

On 4 September 2008, the Metro Hotel in [Woking](/wiki/Woking "Woking") refused a wounded soldier a room, forcing him to spend the night in his car.

There were incidents of public houses banning soldiers in 2002\.


Where were troops returning from Afghanistan directed away from public areas through ad hoc facilities in 2007?