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Veterans - Legacy Health, Recognition, Transition, Voluntary and Community Sector and Commemoration
Information on issues that affect Armed Forces veterans including legacy health, recognition, transition to civilian life, support for veterans provided by the Voluntary and Community Sector and commemoration.
HM Armed Forces Veterans Lapel Badge
The Veterans team within PCV is responsible for the policy on a range of veterans issues. The main areas the team deals with are: Legacy Health, Recognition, Commemoration, Transition to civilian life and liasing with the Voluntary and Community Sector, Devolved Administrations and local authorities.
Using the links found on the right hand side of the page you can find out information about all of these subjects.
Legacy Health
The Veterans team addresses health concerns of the following groups of veterans who believe their ill health to be a result of their service:
- Veterans of the UK Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Programme of the 1950s-1960s
- Veterans of the Porton Down Volunteer testing programme of the 1950-1970s
- Veterans of the 1990-1991 Gulf Conflict
- Veterans of the most recent operations in Iraq (Operation TELIC) and Afghanistan (Operation HERRICK)
Recognition
The Veterans team works to ensure that former service in the Armed Forces is recognised, appreciated and valued. It does this by formulating, advising and ensuring the delivery of policy for initiatives such as:
- Armed Forces Day
- HM Armed Forces Veterans Badge & UK Merchant Seafarers Lapel Badge
- Veterans Challenge Fund
Transition
The Veterans team deals with transition issues which can affect a small minority of Service personnel when they leave the Armed Forces. These include:
- Veterans in the criminal justice system
- Homelessness among the veterans community
Voluntary and Community Sector
The Veterans team's main priorities include:
- Communicating and consulting with ex-Service organisations on all issues affecting veterans.
- Working in partnership with the Voluntary and Community sector to deliver programmes which address the needs of veterans.
Commemoration
The Veterans team deals with the MOD's policy on commemoration. This includes:
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