Veterans and the Armed Forces community - support: 2020 report

16 Nov 2020 12:26 PM

This report highlights the Scottish Government’s continuing support for the Veterans and Armed Forces community in Scotland and provides an update on this year’s achievements and work undertaken to improve support and access to services for our Armed Forces, Veterans and their families.

Overall Achievements

The Strategy for our Veterans

The Strategy for our Veterans, launched in November 2018, has raised the profile of Veterans issues and provided an opportunity for the Scottish Government to highlight the priority we place on promoting Veterans as assets to our society and to providing effective support to those Veterans who need it. We completed in 2019 an extensive round of face-to-face engagements with stakeholders throughout Scotland, engaging with more than 60 organisations across the public, private and third sectors, including groups of Veterans themselves.

Following a request from the UK Government we delayed publishing our response, 'The Strategy for our Veterans: Taking the Strategy Forward in Scotland' from December 2019 until January 2020 to align the timing with the UK and Welsh Governments. Our response highlights the work that we are taking forward for Veterans and the Armed Forces community including to deliver against the recommendations in the Scottish Veterans Commissioner's reports.

Health

Housing

Employability

Education

Wider Support

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