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Veterans WORLD Issue 35 HEALING HIDDEN WOUNDS www.gov.uk/veterans-uk You can now find information about Veterans UK on GOV.UK. Whether you want information about how to apply for a medal, or need more urgent assistance as a veteran in a crisis, the Veterans UK webpages have information to help you. For further information please email [email protected] or call the Veterans UK Helpline on 0808 1914 2 18. July 2015 Veterans WORLD “However old you are, pick up the phone and get support. What’s the worst that could happen?” Update - Page 6 - Page 10 Dave Latimer 14 COntentS 4 News 6 The Armed Forces Covenant 8 Supporting, Enabling and Empowering 9 Pensions for Life 10 Healing Hidden Wounds 12 12 Driving Forward Employability for Veterans 14 Turn to Starboard to get back on track 16 RAF Veterans aided by new Advice Service 17 Pop-In for free advice 18 Welfare Staff out and about on Armed Forces Day 2015 The content of Veterans WORLD is provided to raise awareness of help, advice and support available to the 18 veterans community. Publication of articles on services Veterans World is distributed to those who work in an For information relating to War Pension/AFCS advisory role. claims please call the Veterans UK Helpline: provided or developments affecting To contact the Editor: 0808 1914 2 18. the veterans community does not Email: [email protected] mean that they are endorsed by For advertising opportunities please Email: Veterans WORLD or the Ministry of Want to make an editorial contribution? [email protected] Defence. Contributions are most welcome. Editors: To raise awareness of an initiative, scheme or © Crown copyright 2015 organisation that offers help, advice or support to The contents of this product may subject to Karen Awere veterans, contact the Editorial Team by email: Crown copyright. Sharon Seymour [email protected] If you wish to reproduce any elements, either text Natalie Wild or by calling: 01253 338816. or images, you must first contact DBS Design and Joanne Lowe Production Services to establish if reproduction is Design/Layout: For distribution enquiries: permissible and what terms of use may be Kris Blacow Email: [email protected] available. Please note this may include the Stefanie Nield or call: 01253 338811. charging of fees. for Design & Production Services While the publishers have taken all reasonable care to ensure that all material is accurate at the time of going to press, they can accept no responsibility for errors or omissions. No liability is accepted for omission or failure from any cause. Opinions expressed are those of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of Veterans World. Professional advice should be sought before making any commitment to business transactions detailed within Veterans World. All advertisements are accepted only on the grounds that they comply with the terms of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 and all other relevant legislation. Inclusion of an advertisement cannot be construed as an endorsement of the advertiser or the product by the publishers, their employees or agents. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any transaction between readers and advertisers. No material in this publication may be reproduced in any form without prior written permission from the publishers. 3 NEWS MOD AWARDS MULtI-MILLIOn POUnD ReSettLeMent COntRACt Right Management Ltd has been time all Service leavers, regardless of how awarded the Career Transition long they have served or their reason for Partnership contract. discharge, will benefit from the scheme. The new contract will ensure that Armed The new contract also provides additional Forces personnel are well supported elements which will initially run as two- when they leave Service and can translate year trials, the details of which are now the skills, experience and qualifications being developed: into a successful civilian career. • The Partner Employment Programme - The contract for the programme – known designed to offer employment support wealth of benefits and transferable skills. as the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) for eligible Service spouses and Awarding this contract will allow our – has been awarded to Right partners; and Service leavers to continue to access Management, which has successfully run outstanding support, enabling them to the scheme for the past decade. • The Reservists Employment Support transition successfully into civilian life and Commencing on 1 October 2015 it will Programme – eligible Reservists will be apply their skills and attributes in a new run for at least six years. entitled to some job-finding support environment. through this trial, regardless of whether Multiple independent programmes have they are in civilian employment or not. “The provisions under the CTP are previously supported the varying needs another example of our commitment to of Service leavers. From 1 October 2015, Mark Lancaster, Minister for Defence the Armed Forces Covenant, ensuring all elements of delivery will be brought Personnel and Veterans, said: Service personnel and their families within the new CTP contract to provide should not face disadvantage because of more seamless support and for the first "A career in the Armed Forces provides a their Military careers." GROUnDS FOR COMPLAInt them about this issue. which personnel received a letter or were first made aware of this issue may be one The letters sent out on 10 March 2015 of the factors taken into account when informed personnel that they may wish to considering whether to allow a complaint consider a service complaint if they to proceed. believe they have been wronged in a matter relating to their Service. Should you wish to find out more Information about service complaints is information then please contact the contained in the Joint Service Publication relevant office as detailed below: 831 which can be found on the Gov.UK website see: Naval Service For all those who have left the Armed www.gov.uk/government/publications/ ROA Casework , CNLS, M-P 4-2 Leach Forces and had administrative action jsp-831-redress-of-individual- Building, Whale Island, Portsmouth, PO2 taken against them as a result of a grievances-service-complaints 8BY police caution between December 2008 Email: NAVYLEGAL- and September 2011, it may be that Under the relevant legislation, service [email protected] there are grounds for a complaint. complaints generally need to be submitted within three months of the act Army The MOD has written to serving and that is being complained about. However, Email: ArmyPersSvcs-PS2-SC- former serving personnel because of this time limit may be extended at the [email protected] changes to the law which took effect in discretion of the prescribed officer or phone 01264 382 746 December 2008 that meant such cautions dealing with the complaint if, in all the should not have been taken into account circumstances of the case, he or she RAF after that date. However, whilst action has considers it just and equitable to do so. Air Personnel Casework, 1E11 Hurricane been taken to contact those affected Building, HQ Air Cmd, RAF High directly, it is apparent that the MOD have Any complaints received in connection Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP14 4UE not managed to reach some people and with this issue will be considered entirely Email: Air-COSPERS-POL-APCSWRK- they will be unaware of efforts to contact on their own merits, but the date on [email protected] 4 NEWS CALLInG ALL VJ DAY VeteRAnS A programme of commemorative followed by current members of the • A commemoration service at events is planned for this year’s 70th Armed Forces leading veterans and St-Martins- in-the-Fields Church on anniversary of VJ Day. The events pay their families in a VJ Parade down Saturday 15 August, organised by the tribute to all those who served in the Whitehall. National Far East Prisoners of War UK Armed Forces in the Far East, (FEPOW) Fellowship Welfare including those who served in the • There will also be a reception for Remembrance Association (NFFWRA) famous 14th Army in Burma, who Veterans and their families, hosted by representing Prisoners of War, civilian helped secure victory. Prisoners of War The Royal British Legion. internees, their widows and families and civilian internees from the conflict and all those involved in the Far East will also be recognised. • The Royal British Legion is sending conflict. This is a ticketed event, for invitations to all major Service details contact: In London, the following national associations including the Burma Star [email protected] events will take place on Saturday, Association, which will include 15 August with members of the public accreditation forms. • At the National Memorial Arboretum invited to observe the service and on Saturday 15 August, The Malayan parade: For further information visit: Volunteers Group will hold a service in www.britishlegion.org.uk/remembrance/vj-day the Millenium Chapel followed by • 2.00pm - a flypast and traditional wreath laying, and then on Sunday Drumhead Service on Horse Guards Any enquiries please call 16 August, The Far East Prisoner of Parade attended by senior political and 020 3053 7015 or email War (FEPOW) Memorial Building will Military representatives from the UK [email protected] be rededicated followed by wreath and her Allies, veterans of the Far East laying at the FEPOW Grove. campaign, former Prisoners of War, The following anniversary events are also Go to: civilian internees and their families being held: www.thenma.org.uk Web PORtAL tO SUPPORt FInDInG tHe VeteRAnS In eSSex RIGHt HOUSe In tHe RIGHt A new web portal which will act as a one stop shop for PLACe In veterans in Essex has launched. SCOtLAnD www.theviptree.co.uk The Veterans Information Portal has been launched at the Royal Military Matters is a specialist project within Housing British Legion pop-in centre in Colchester.
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