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For those families less familiar with SFA procedures, the Amey website is a treasure-trove of useful information including a checklist for moving-in and moving-out and remember, you can always reject a property if the standard does not meet Amey’s own commitment to you; rather easier said than done I know.
Future Delivery
Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS) – You may already have heard about FDIS and hopefully completed our online survey we ran in November. But, in a nutshell FDIS is the framework from which a contract for the next generation of accommodation will be managed. Interested companies will in due course be given the opportunity to bid for the contract. FDIS is intended to avoid many of the pitfalls that beset the current contract and more importantly puts families first in the execution of the service. The Families Federations have been invited to contribute in developing the scope of the contract. We were delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to the debate and you have our assurance that we will represent your views when and where we can.
The official press release from the FDIS team is included here in Envoy (next article).
The Future Accommodation Model (FAM) Pilot - Deeply disappointing news for some I fear, here’s what the Minister for Defence People and Veterans (Mr Tobias Ellwood MP) announced back on 10 October 18:
“It was previously announced that the Future Accommodation Model (FAM) was being developed with the intention of changing the way in which we provide accommodation to Service personnel to ensure that a career in the Armed Forces can be balanced better with family life. We are committed to making the changes necessary to enable our Armed Forces to work flexibly, reflecting the realities of modern life and to make a new accommodation offer to help more Service personnel live in private accommodation and meet their aspirations for home ownership.
“This commitment is being delivered through the FAM which aims to design and deliver a new accommodation model that improves and modernises aspects of the accommodation offer for
Service personnel and better meets the enduring operational and financial needs of the Department.
“We had hoped to run a pilot towards the end of this year and remain committed to this policy principle, but the pilot scheme will now take place in 2019. This will allow the Ministry of Defence additional time to fully evaluate the scope of the pilot and better understand its impact on Service personnel, with a view to delivering the most effective model. The pilot, in 2019, will also allow us to continue to work closely with broader Departmental and cross Whitehall initiatives to support Service personnel accommodation.
“We value the input we have had from Service personnel, Front Line Commands and the Families Federations, and look forward to continuing to work with them on the implementation of FAM in the future. I will update the House in due course.”
Additional input from the MOD FAM team: What is the FAM pilot?
A pilot is being developed to allow the MOD to test a new approach to accommodation - the Future Accommodation Model - which aims to provide Service personnel and their families more choice over where they live and whom they live with. The pilot will allow MOD to test this new approach and understand how it affects Service personnel and their families. This feedback will inform a decision on whether or not to implement FAM across the UK in the future.
When will the pilot start?
The pilot was due to start in December 2018 but will now take place in 2019. This allows more time to develop the pilot and ensure it is the most effective way to test the Future Accommodation Model. The pilot is expected to take place at a small number of military bases. We expect Ministers to confirm locations and start dates next year.
In the meantime, Service personnel should continue to utilise current accommodation policy (JSP 464) until further notice.
Further information will be provided well in advance of a pilot start date and you can channel any questions through me at the RAF Families Federation:
stan.brathwaite@
raf-ff.org.uk
raf-ff.org.uk | Winter 2018 | ENVOY
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