E m e r g i n g I s s u e s EmergingIssues Late Start for the Reds
The ‘Affordable Housing’ Option
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he Red Arrows have a revised schedule for the 2010 display season put together following
the incident in March. The season will begin later than planned on 16 Jun 10. Flt Lt O’Grady takes over the position of Red 6, flying alongside Red 7 to form the Synchro Pair. He replaces Flt Lt Mike Ling, who suffered minor injuries and is unable to fly for the 2010 season.
Your Say on Blue Badges!
he Department for Transport published a Blue
Badge reform strategy in 2008. Two aspects of the commitment relate to the Armed Forces community. The Department now wish to consult on these elements before implemention. Please add your views to the debate before Fri 2 Jul 10 at www.
dft.gov.uk/consultations.
Service Family Members Seeking Jobs
nformation about employment and training is now available via a new portal. Te Service Families
Employment scheme is a joint MoD/ Industry programme supporting leading employer organisations to advertise their vacancies in and around MoD locations. Partners or working age children of someone in the UK Armed Services can apply for the vacancies. Access is via the RBL Civvy Street website.
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ffordable housing schemes get you on to the property ladder by introducing new
ways to find the necessary funding. The Government and Devolved Administrations have different schemes but have all assigned Armed Forces personnel as priority.
Maintenance Should now take Less Time!
ODern Housing Solutions (MHS), the company who
maintain the quarters in England and Wales, have reduced their routine response times from 20 days to 15. They hope this will provide better service to customers.
Sesame Street – Do We Need Something Similar?
T
he US Armed Forces and Sesame Street Workshop have created a
outreach initiative designed for Service families and their young children who are experiencing deployments, multiple deployments, homecomings and changes related to injuries. If you think the UK Armed Forces need something similar. Please have a look on our website and tell us.
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eriodically in RAF News the Federation uses the evidence someone has provided, with their permission, to illustrate a
topic of concern. The cases illustrate where the policy is not quite fair or is outdated, or where there is disadvantage purely because the individual is a member of a RAF family. If you have a similar experience please get in touch so your evidence too can be used to influence the debate.
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nvoy, the
quarterly magazine of the RAF Families Federation is available to be sent FREE of charge to serving personnel and their families. A quick phone call or email and it will be cancelled immediately. Why is it FREE? Because the Federation and the RAF would like you to read it!
The Federation’s Annual Report
n the Federation’s Annual Report this year we capture in words and images,
quotes and statistics, the growing reach of this small team and its potential to influence family-related policy change for the better. Te number of RAF family members bringing issues to the Federation is growing and from these are extracted core themes that enable us to present persuasive evidence to a wide range of agencies. Te more evidence received, the stronger the Federation’s voice as a credible witness on behalf of RAF family members. Tw Annual Report is available to view on the website.
www.raf-ff.org.uk
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