Service Personnel Command Paper

The Nation's Commitment: Cross-Government Support to our Armed Forces, their Families and Veterans. In early 2008, Government asked all departments what more could be done to demonstrate our commitment to the Armed Forces and our gratitude for their service and sacrifice. This Command Paper is the result of that process, and it offers a comprehensive framework to address these issues.

Two principles underpin it. First, it is designed to end any disadvantage that armed service imposes on our people, their families and veterans. It specifically seeks to counter the difficulties that follow from being required to move around the country or the world, and identifies those areas where special treatment is needed to achieve this. Second, the Paper sets out how we can better support and recognise those who have been wounded in the service of their country.

Further information on the Service Personnel Command Paper and how it affects each section of our community, is available at the following site:

Service Personnel Command Paper Pages

RAF Charitable Trust
Since establishing itself as the latest addition to the Royal Air Force's family of charities, RAFCT has been providing financial support to a wide variety of projects and initiatives.
http://www.rafct.com/

The Service Sound and Vision Corporation (SSVC)
The Services Sound and Vision Corporation (SSVC) is a registered charity set up to entertain and inform Britain's Armed Forces around the world.
SSVC Website

As well as providing our personnel with communication and entertainment facilities whilst on operations, the SSVC has a welfare fund which offers funding for welfare-related projects within the Service Community. See the link below for details:

SSVC Welfare Fund

RAF News
The newspaper for the RAF...about the RAF
http://www.rafnews.co.uk/

Service Families Task Force
The Service Family Task Force (SFTF) was created in 1998 following the Strategic Defence Review to address the problems caused by Service families' mobility that were not within MOD's control. However the role of the SFTF has expanded to deal with all family issues that are outside the scope of an individual service.

Service Welfare Conference Update Since April 2007 (31 kB)

Service Families Task Force Progress Report on Family Issues - Jan 07 (51 kB)

Service Families Task Force Salary Sacrifice/ Childcare Voucher Scheme Fact Sheet (52 kB)