Armed Forces' Pay Review Body (AFPRB) - Review of the X-Factor

2. AFPRB provides independent advice to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Defence on the remuneration and charges for Armed Forces' personnel. In reaching its recommendations, AFPRB takes account of: the need to recruit, retain and motivate suitably able and qualified people taking account of the particular circumstances of Service life; Government policies; the MoD's budget; and the Government's inflation target. It must also consider the need for the pay of the Armed Forces to be broadly comparabl...