Defence and armed forces

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Services

1. Get a copy of military service records

   Get military service records for the army, Royal Navy, Royal Marines or RAF from 1920 - who can apply, how long it takes, cost, how to apply

2. Financial help if you're disabled

   Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief

3. Apply for a veterans badge or a medal

   How to apply for a medal or veterans badge - who can apply, application forms, contact details, how long it takes, replacement military medals or badges

4. Ministry of Defence medal form

   Application form for veterans, and their families to apply for military campaign medals.

5. Armed forces veterans badge application form

   Fill in this form to apply for an armed forces veterans badge, including replacements.

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Guidance and regulation

1. Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility
   • Detailed guide
   • 20 August 2018
   • Ministry of Defence
2. United Kingdom Security Vetting
   • Detailed guide
   • 3 July 2018
   • Ministry of Defence
3. Request records of deceased service personnel
   • Detailed guide
   • 8 October 2018
   • Ministry of Defence
4. Armed forces pensions
   • Detailed guide
   • 19 November 2018
   • Ministry of Defence, Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees, and Veterans UK
5. Prevent duty guidance
   • Statutory guidance
   • 23 March 2016
   • Home Office

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News and communications

19 November 2018 — News story

Armed Forces Minister reaffirms importance of Gibraltar to UK defence

Ministry of Defence

1. MOD awards £160m contract to prepare RAF Lakenheath for US F-35s
   • 19 November 2018
   • Ministry of Defence
   • News story
2. 11 November 2018: Remembrance Day and Armistice Day in Greece
   • 16 November 2018
   • World news story
3. PSVI Film Festival: Fighting Stigma Through Film
   • 16 November 2018
   • Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative
   • News story
4. Dstl participates in the latest unmanned systems military exercise - Autonomous Warrior 18
   • 16 November 2018
   • Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
   • News story

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Research and statistics

1. MOD biannual civilian personnel report: 2018
   • 15 November 2018
   • Ministry of Defence
   • National statistics
2. Quarterly qualifying defence contract statistics: Q2 2018/19
   • 15 November 2018
   • Single Source Regulations Office
   • Research
3. Quarterly service personnel statistics: 2018
   • 15 November 2018
   • Ministry of Defence
   • National statistics
4. Mefloquine (Lariam) prescribing in the UK armed forces: 12 September 2016 to 30 September 2018
   • 15 November 2018
   • Ministry of Defence
   • Official statistics
5. MOD statistics pre-release access list
   • 14 November 2018
   • Ministry of Defence
   • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: multilateral and migration programme summaries 2018 to 2019
   • 15 November 2018
   • Cabinet Office, Department for International Development, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Home Office, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Crown Prosecution Service, Border Force, and National Crime Agency
   • Policy paper
2. Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: Commonwealth programme summaries 2018 to 2019
   • 15 November 2018
   • Department for Education, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Department for International Development, Department of Health and Social Care, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Home Office, and HM Revenue & Customs
   • Policy paper
3. Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: programme summaries for Africa 2018 to 2019
   • 15 November 2018
   • Department for International Development, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Home Office, Ministry of Defence, Crown Prosecution Service, and National Crime Agency
   • Policy paper
4. Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: programme summaries for the Americas 2018 to 2019
   • 15 November 2018
   • Department for International Development, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Home Office, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice, Crown Prosecution Service, and National Crime Agency
   • Policy paper
5. Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: programme summaries for Counter Terrorism Programme Fund 2018 to 2019
   • 15 November 2018
   • Cabinet Office, Department for Transport, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, HM Treasury, Home Office, and Ministry of Defence
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Military court centres court listings
   • 16 November 2018
   • Ministry of Defence
   • Transparency
2. MOD exceptions to spending controls for January to December 2018
   • 12 November 2018
   • Ministry of Defence
   • Transparency
3. MOD exceptions to spending controls for January to December 2017
   • 12 November 2018
   • Ministry of Defence
   • Transparency
4. DSA focused review of suicides among armed forces personnel
   • 9 November 2018
   • Ministry of Defence and Defence Safety Authority
   • Corporate report
5. DIO procurement plan 2018
   • 8 November 2018
   • Ministry of Defence and Defence Infrastructure Organisation
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Ministry of Defence
2. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
3. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
4. Home Office
5. Department for International Trade

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1. Department for International Development
2. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
3. Cabinet Office
4. Defence and Security Accelerator
5. Defence Safety Authority
6. HM Treasury
7. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
8. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
9. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
10. Armed Forces' Pay Review Body
11. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury
12. Stabilisation Unit
13. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
14. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
15. Defence Electronics & Components Agency
16. Department of Health & Social Care
17. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
18. Independent Medical Expert Group
19. Ministry of Justice
20. The Oil and Pipelines Agency
21. Department for Exiting the European Union
22. National security and intelligence
23. Department for Education
24. Department for Work & Pensions
25. Office of Manpower Economics
26. Department for Transport
27. HM Revenue & Customs
28. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
29. Defence Nuclear Organisation
30. Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objectors
31. Attorney General's Office
32. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
33. Maritime & Coastguard Agency
34. Northern Ireland Office
35. Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons
36. Border Force
37. Crown Commercial Service
38. Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative
39. Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
40. Advisory Group on Military Medicine
41. Defence Nuclear Safety Committee
42. Disclosure & Barring Service
43. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
44. Government Actuary's Department
45. Government Equalities Office
46. Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
47. Infrastructure and Projects Authority
48. Nuclear Research Advisory Council
49. Public Health England
50. Race Disparity Unit
51. Rural Payments Agency
52. Tribunal Procedure Committee

1. Military Aviation Authority
2. Defence Infrastructure Organisation
3. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
4. Defence Equipment and Support
5. Veterans UK
6. Export Control Joint Unit
7. Single Source Regulations Office
8. Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees
9. Joint Forces Command
10. National Counter Terrorism Security Office
11. UK Hydrographic Office
12. Environment Agency
13. Department for International Trade Defence & Security Organisation
14. Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations
15. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
16. Ofsted
17. Innovate UK
18. jHub Defence Innovation
19. Low Level Waste Repository Ltd
20. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
21. UK Space Agency