Submitted on Thursday 6th August 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 12th August 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
British veterans to have there own regional independent representative for HoP
To allow British veterans have regional representives outside of politics to help veterans with the following - housing- benefits-NHS- legal , warcrimes etc-dealing with MOD- dealing with charities.This representative will speak to government to give clear outline of veteran affairs locally
Thousands of veterans are struggling after leaving the military and not enough is being done for them, these veterans end up commiting suicide or in prison
Veterans deserve the right to have fair treatment in the UK and get support when needed instead of being told that policies and procedures stop them getting the help they need.The government would get great insight to what is working and not working when supporting veterans, but also things that need to be improved or abolished or more funded
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We understand that you are concerned about support for veterans, but it's not clear exactly what you want the Government to do about this.
There is already an Office for Veterans' Affairs, which is responsible for:
- ensuring the interests of veterans are championed right at the heart of government
- coordinating all functions of the UK Government to ensure the best support for veterans and their families as they transition back into civilian life
- collaborating with devolved administrations, local government and organisations throughout the veterans sector to help create positive, long term transitions for individuals who have served in the Armed Forces
- ensuring that every veteran and their family knows where to turn to access government support if they need it
You can find out more about the Office Veterans' Affairs here: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-for-veterans-affairs/about
There is also Veterans UK, which provides free support for veterans and their families, including a helpline, Veterans Welfare Service and injury/bereavement compensation scheme payments: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/veterans-uk
The Government has also recently published a strategy for our veterans, setting out its plans to support veterans: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/859587/Strategy_for_our_veterans_consultation_response.pdf
We have published a petition calling on the Government to enshrine the Military Covenant in law, which you might like to sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/332503
We could accept a petition calling on the Government to provide additional support to veterans, but it would need to be clear what additional support you want to be provided.
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