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Veterans Task Force
The Veterans Task
Force meets bi-annually and is chaired by the Minister for Veterans. It
was established with the objective of ensuring an integrated Government
policy towards the country's veterans, that effectively addresses their
needs and improves the services provided for them. Its Terms of Reference
are:
- To ensure that the policies of individual
Government Departments and of Devolved Administrations are co-ordinated
to produce a coherent and integrated response to veterans needs and
concerns.
- To identify and prioritise areas of particular
need within the veterans community and develop policies to address these,
as appropriate, focusing in particular on the most vulnerable.
- To improve co-operation between Government
and veterans organisations, seeking to ensure that Government policies
address the reasonable concerns of veterans and that the work of veterans
organisations is supportive of, or at least consistent with, Government
policies.
- To ensure that the Government's current
support and future plans for veterans is effectively understood by them.
- To ensure that the contribution of ex-Service
personnel is appropriately recognised at the national and the individual
level within the country.
The Task Force is
chaired by the Minister for Veterans, and consists of representatives
from the Confederation Of British Service and Ex-Service Organisations
and Minister's from the following Government Departments:
Ministry of Defence
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Home Office
Department for Education and Skills
Department of Work and Pensions
Her Majesty's Treasury
Department of Health
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The Devolved Administrations of Scotland and Wales
Scotland Office
Wales Office
Northern Ireland Office
Local Government Association
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