It includes a Ministerial Families Forum where Service Families Federations present issues direct to Ministers and a Working Group of all interested parties that develops the Families Action Plan.
There are three elements to the Task Force:
- The Families Forum - This provides an opportunity for Service Families Federations to raise issues, direct with the Under Secretary of State for Defence. Meetings are held twice a year and are attended by the chairs of the three Service Families Federations and Service representatives
- Tri-Service Families Working Group (TSFWG). The membership includes all interested parties, such as families’ representatives, policy makers, key delivery organisations and other experts. It meets at least three times a year and is the first point of contact outside of the single Services when matters require collective action or Central Staff action to resolve
- The teams in the Ministry of Defence and individual Services who carry out the day to day work to resolve issues
The Service Family Task Force does not deal with individual casework; information or advice is available from local welfare services or the HIVE, or via links provided in this area of the website to find information from central and local government or other agencies. Those having difficulties resolving an issue should contact Families Federations, single Service representatives or HIVE in the first place.