Defence and armed forces

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Services

1. 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

2. 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

3. Estimate your armed forces pension

   Estimate your armed forces pension - get a forecast of your armed forces pension, apply online or by post

4. Right to reside

   Who has the right to reside in the UK - if you're from the Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man or the EEA or Switzerland.

5. Veterans UK pensions forms

   Use these forms when claiming pensions under AFPS 75 and AFPS 05.

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Guidance and regulation

1. United Kingdom Security Vetting
   • Detailed guide
   • 14 August 2019
   • Ministry of Defence
2. Armed forces pensions
   • Detailed guide
   • 5 September 2019
   • Ministry of Defence, Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees, and Veterans UK
3. Prevent duty guidance
   • Statutory guidance
   • 10 April 2019
   • Home Office
4. Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility
   • Detailed guide
   • 9 August 2019
   • Ministry of Defence
5. Military low flying: RAF operational low flying training timetable
   • Guidance
   • 3 October 2019
   • Ministry of Defence

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News and communications

3 October 2019 — News story

Air accident error prediction

Ministry of Defence and Military Aviation Authority

1. Royal Navy’s new Offshore Patrol Vessel named HMS Spey
   • 3 October 2019
   • Ministry of Defence
   • News story
2. RAF pilot seconded to Virgin Orbit space programme
   • 3 October 2019
   • Ministry of Defence
   • News story
3. Trio of buildings completed at Worthy Down
   • 2 October 2019
   • Ministry of Defence and Defence Infrastructure Organisation
   • News story
4. Defence investment set to transform recovery from combat trauma
   • 2 October 2019
   • Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and Defence and Security Accelerator
   • News story

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Research and statistics

1. Training and exercise deaths in the UK armed forces: 2019
   • 26 September 2019
   • Ministry of Defence
   • Official statistics
2. MOD statistics pre-release access list
   • 25 September 2019
   • Ministry of Defence
   • Official statistics
3. Annual compliance report 2019
   • 17 September 2019
   • Single Source Regulations Office
   • Independent report
4. International defence expenditure: 2019
   • 10 September 2019
   • Ministry of Defence
   • Research
5. Recruit trainee survey: financial year 2018/19
   • 5 September 2019
   • Ministry of Defence
   • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. SSRO single source baseline profit rate methodology consultation
   • 3 October 2019
   • Single Source Regulations Office
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 26 August 2019
2. Notice of Proposed Amendment: DSA DFSR 02 Defence Aerodrome Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) Regulations
   • 24 September 2019
   • Ministry of Defence and Defence Safety Authority
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 14 June 2019
3. Middlewick Ranges: supporting sustainable growth for Colchester
   • 20 August 2019
   • Ministry of Defence and Defence Infrastructure Organisation
   • Closed consultation
   • Date closed 05 August 2019
4. Report of the Detainee Inquiry
   • 24 September 2019
   • Cabinet Office
   • Policy paper
5. MOD policy document: protecting special category and criminal convictions personal data
   • 23 July 2019
   • Ministry of Defence
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Military court centres court listings
   • 4 October 2019
   • Ministry of Defence
   • Transparency
2. UK Hydrographic Office Annual Report 2018 to 2019
   • 4 October 2019
   • UK Hydrographic Office
   • Corporate report
3. MOD: spending over £500 on a GPC for January to December 2019
   • 30 September 2019
   • Ministry of Defence
   • Transparency
4. FOI responses released by MOD: week commencing 23 September 2019
   • 27 September 2019
   • Ministry of Defence
   • Foi release
5. MOD business appointment rules: applications completed from April to June 2019
   • 23 September 2019
   • Ministry of Defence
   • Transparency

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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. Defence and Security Accelerator

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

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

Explore sub-topics

1. Armed Forces Covenant
2. Armed forces
3. Armed forces and Ministry of Defence reform
4. Armed forces support for activities in the UK
5. International defence commitments
6. Military awards and commemorations
7. Military equipment, logistics and technology
8. Military recruitment, training and operations
9. Ministry of Defence estate
10. Nuclear disarmament
11. Stability in the Western Balkans
12. Support services for military and defence personnel and their families
13. Support services for veterans and their families
14. UK nuclear deterrent
15. Weapons proliferation