EMERGING ISSUES
FISHER HOUSE AT THE QE HOSPITAL
T
he Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Birmingham Charity is working in partnership with American charity Fisher House Foundation and H4H to provide a ‘home from home’ for families to stay in at a very difficult and stressful time.
CHILD MAINTENANCE CHANGES
Directorate Children & Young People
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amend the current policy relating to some Terms and Conditions of Service for Reservists. The Normal Retirement Age for most members of the RAFR should rise immediately to age 65.
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here is a move to do more to encourage Armed Forces personnel to be better informed
of child maintenance issues and to encourage them to make their own maintenance arrangements, rather than let the CMEC system chase them.
POLICY CHANGE FOR RAF RESERVES
ir Member for Personnel has agreed to
P
rojects to ensure children of Service personnel are not disadvantaged by moving to different schools have
received funding from the MoD. 139 UK schools have shared the first £3M allocated under the Support for State Schools Fund.
he
Directorate Children
& Young People has the MoD lead for Service children and young people. It exists to ensure that every Service child, wherever he or she is living in the world, has the best possible opportunity to achieve their full potential.
FORCES DISCOUNT PRIZE DRAW
orces Discount is again running a Free Prize Draw. The closing date for entries is 31 May 12.
SHORT BREAKS FROM SSAFA
D
etails of the 2012 SSAFA
Forces Help Short Break Scheme for young people have been announced. If you have a youngster who might benefit from a sibling and young carers holiday, or a UK short break for children with additional needs and disabilities, then contact Jane Barnes at SSAFA.
WILL SOMEONE ELSE BE LOOKING AFTER YOUR CHILD?
£3M GIVEN TO BENEFIT SERVICE CHILDREN
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ir Command advise that if personnel are going on deployment for longer than 28 days and intend
leaving a child(ren) under the age of 16 with someone who is not a parent or close relative, it is regarded as ‘private fostering’. Regulations require the arrangement to be notified to the Local Authority.
DIFFICULTLY ACCESSING FINANCIAL PRODUCTS?
he MoD acknowledges that Service personnel can
experience difficulty accessing financial products and services and is working to address this.
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