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Ministers 'let army homes fall into ruin' MoD announces new scheme to move Armed Forces up the property ladder DE launches new housing information scheme 9,000 empty homes but soldiers still in squalor Ten year vision for military accommodation launched Social Housing: Service Personnel now able to establish Local Connection Squaddies may sue over MOD slums

Defence review/ spending crisis

Navy sails into battle over future of forces Armed Forces Readiness And Recuperation Should Be At The Heart of The Strategic Defence Review Say MPs Armed Forces: fund defence or lose our ability to fight overseas MoD invites views on Defence Green Paper 2010 Defence Green Paper published 03 Feb 10 Think tank: More bang for the buck Think tank: Our most devastating weapon is agility A pact with France will keep us fighting fit Liam Fox: UK taking ‘unfair hit’ in Afghan war Latest prediction of MoD emergency cuts Defence policy: New wars for old UK’s Armed Forces face personnel cuts of 20% over the next six years Armed Forces to slash 33,000 troops to balance books Hastings: The Tory defence policy will be simple - cut, brutally A Force for Honour Little Britain will not be global military power, warns RUSI Army denied vital equipment in Iraq (1991) and Afghanistan, claims former SAS head

Resettlement, Discharge, Pensions

Armed Forces Redundancy Scheme 2010

Inquests and inquiries

Public hearings in the Iraq war inquiry begin on 24 November Nimrod Review on the Military Covenant Nimrod Review: Haddon-Cave calls for a New Personnel Strategy 'A Failure of Leadership, Culture and Priorities' - Nimrod report now available online Government defeated over military inquest coroners Service personnel inquests update February 2009 Armed forces related inquests, legal representation and human rights

Human rights of personnel

Human rights and the 'duty of care' during operations Human rights of armed forces personnel: update Jul 08 Human rights of armed forces personnel: BAFF participation in key international working group MoD lodge appeal against armed forces human rights decision OSCE handbook on human rights of armed forces personnel MoD now agrees with BAFF on human rights ruling BAFF Chairman says ill informed criticism of human rights ruling could lead to dangerous confusion Commentators: No place for human rights in heat of battle

Sun: 'Women to serve on Royal Navy submarines for the first time' US Navy to lift ban on women serving aboard submarines Chicken curry and a taste of real patriotism with the Muslim mourners of Wootton Bassett New support network for Muslim armed forces personnel Remembering the Brave: Report affirms long-standing British Muslim support for HM Forces Fairness, equality and diversity Muslim soldier sues MoD for racial discrimination Review into servicewomen in ground close combat roles

Commonwealth & foreign

Interested in joining the British armed forces? Foreign and Commonwealth Citizens serving in UK Armed Forces

Operational Allowance increased AFPRB 2010 Bob Ainsworth: AFPRB has commissioned nation-by-nation pay survey Lib Dems call for forces pay increase

Complaints & redress

Service complaints and redress

Medical care, injured, aftercare

More than 1,000 British troops wounded in action in Afghanistan since 2006. MoD: New plans to support sick and injured soldiers New recovery centres will help wounded soldiers to rebuild lives The flight of angels: saving lives in Afghanistan's airborne A&E In just three months 750 British troops treated for mental trauma New healthcare package for military veterans Injured troops to get priority NHS care for life 'US Army suicides set to hit new high in 2009' Health fears for returning soldiers: 'Reservists at special risk' MPs debate Royal Centre for Defence Medicine NHS guidance on healthcare needs of Armed Forces personnel, their families and veterans BAFF evidence on medical care for armed forces personnel and their families

Problems for NHS doctors serving in the reserve forces About the All Party Reserve Forces Group Government explains TA training cuts Increased support for reserve forces members who are employees of NHS Scotland The Territorial Army deserves better Review of the Reserves MoD statement on the Strategic Review of the Reserves

'Brown to give help to army families' Bishop urges Government to do more to help service families Army guide for the families of mobilised personnel

Gurkhas Veterans

Pre-1975 Regular Other Ranks pension injustice

Veterans in prison

The Veterans in Prison Association (VIPA) Veterans in prison and the criminal justice system Veterans in Prison report Aug 2008

Military Covenant

The Military Covenant

Local staff on ops

Britain's 'broken promises' to Afghan translators Iraqi former local staff issue not going away Asylum move is hard to interpret

Legal, compensation, claims

RN discriminated against female CPO Female sailor awarded MBE wins sex discrimination case against Navy Armed forces compensations scheme – a soldier's view BAFF on BBC News Channel Bob Ainsworth announces AFCS changes BAFF welcomes compensation boost for injured service personnel 'Traumatised troops get payout pittance after Afghanistan and Iraq' Part-time R IRISH soldiers win fight for improved compensation MoD loses appeal against single mums claim for sex and race discrimination Debt recovery from MOD Lesbian soldier sees 190K harassment payout cut by a third MoD response to reduction of harassment award to ex-soldier

MoD investigation into mail delays for Afghanistan troops Update on retention of BFPOs in NATO locations

Parades and commemorations Finance, tax, debt

Death as a result of active service - complete exemption from Inheritance Tax

Service discipline & military law

More than 17,000 episodes of troops going AWOL since 2003 New Armed Forces Act brought into force 31 October 2009

Personnel - More

MoD accused of cover-up after troop data reclassified Former UDR soldiers warned of dissident threat BNP accused of muscling in on campaign for wounded soldier Chaplains are latest British military shortage Geoff Hoon 'denied Iraq soldiers equipment that could have saved lives' RAF prepares to cut 10,000 staff

Operations and deployments

'Pacification' of Europe is threat to security, US tells Nato Afghanistan air bridge problems Ark Royal sails up Clyde to take over as flagship Staying on: The last Brits in Iraq Address to troops on eve of Operation Moshtarak Danish NATO personnel free ship off Somalia after pirate attack Detainee handling rules to be published Iraq Inquiry: Last minute planning caused body armour shortage Quiet sense of purpose in Afghanistan

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Contacting BAFF

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BAFF international

BAFF meet European colleagues in famous services club BAFF gains EUROMIL Observer status

Member benefits

BAFF factsheets (free registration and login required to access) PTSD-related claims Legal services for BAFF full members Clinical Negligence Claims Service Employment Tribunal claims by armed forces personnel Accidents and Injury Claimline Service Accommodation Claims: SFA or SLA BAFF wills service Legal advice helpline FAQ Benefits and services for BAFF members

Service voting - general

More BAFF interviews about service voting in General Election 2010 Another fall in the number of registered service voters in Scotland Electoral registration - Members of the Armed Forces and their spouses/civil partners I am a member of the Armed Forces One-third of armed forces have no vote General Election any time between now and June New concerns about electoral participation by armed forces personnel Are you registered to vote? Voting reminder for armed forces Do our troops mark the 'X'? Make sure everyone in your household is registered to vote Armed forces prevented from voting BAFF, ARRSE, the 2005 Service Voting Campaign, and 'Silence in the Ranks'

Voting away from home

Enhanced postal voting arrangements from Afghanistan Lib Dem peer calls for electoral timetable to be extended Have all service personnel been given all the information to ensure they can cast their vote? New poll on voting methods from overseas locations Electronic voting for service voters Planning for troops' postal voting from Afghanistan revealed in Parliament Internet voting, still in beta, says US newspaper Another parliamentary question about voting by armed forces personnel

Your vote your choice

UK General Election 2010 political map

BAFF in the media

Recent media You can't treat service personnel like children

Contact information for media

Angry soldiers demand trade federation March 2007: Commonwealth soldiers form union Echo down the years: The Servicemens Union British soldiers want a federation, poll finds Armed Forces Federation: Half a century 1956-2006

Defence Committee member and BAFF delegation discuss Armed Forces Federation with Defence Minister BAFF strategy meeting in London Parliamentary Reception 20 May 2009

Overseas examples

Personnel representation in Australian armed forces Representation for armed forces personnel: the Australian approach

Representation - more

Representation in Action

Politics - more Westminster

Tories: 'service personnel feeling under-equipped and undervalued' Linda Gilroy MP Visits HMS Raleigh New Commons motion on armed forces pay Armed forces personnel to get priority in Commons public gallery

Early Day Motions

EDM 473 (2009-10) - Medical Discharge Boards EDM 361 (2009-10) - Medical Discharge Boards and Armed Forces Personnel

One Common Cause Nimrod: Why attack the coroner? Not in our name

Appeals and service charities

Help this soldier Sketches from Afghanistan Army Benevolent Fund relaunches as ABF The Soldiers' Charity

Video and audio

Poster Girl (Wrong Side of the World) video

Offers and discounts

VSC offers free respite and welfare breaks for wounded personnel

Resources

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Most downloaded public documents

Silence in the Ranks (477)
Representation in Action (197)
Downloadable A4 poster (printed posters also available) (186)
BAFF trifold handout (223)
BAFF Standing Order form (275)
BAFF membership application form (Word version. Online version also available) (235)
BAFF Constitution (305)
An Independent Voice (242)

MoD announces new scheme to move Armed Forces up the property ladder

From a news release by the Ministry of Defence on 26 Jan 10:

A pilot scheme to encourage home ownership amongst members of the Armed Forces has been launched by the MOD and the Department for Communities and Local Government today, Tuesday 26 January 2010.
Armed Forces personnel will be allowed to purchase properties anywhere in England through a single service provider

Under the pilot scheme, the Government will provide members of the Armed Forces with up to 50 per cent of a property's value.

Unlike similar schemes, personnel will be allowed to purchase properties anywhere in England through a single service provider, in order to meet the needs of the Armed Forces' mobile workforce.

In addition, applicants can sublet their properties and will not normally pay any fees on the equity while they remain serving members of the Armed Forces.

Full article on MoD website
Armed Forces Home Ownership Scheme (AFHOS) - Swaythling Housing Society (link supplied by MoD)

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