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What the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees does

We serve and support ex-servicemen and wome There are 13 VA&PC regions across the UK.

The Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees (VA&PCs) are an independent voice here to help and support ex-Servicemen and women, whenever or wherever they served. Formerly known as the War Pensions Committees, the VA&PCs advise and liaise with veterans, their families and relevant organisations on their needs, issues and concerns. They assist, raise awareness, act as advocates and champion the ri

ghts of veterans. Each regional VA&PC is made up of a Chairman and between 12 and 20 unpaid volunteer members, drawn from a cross-section of the local community with a genuine interest in furthering the support available to veterans and their families. Here is a brief outline of their responsibilities:
• Assisting veterans within each region to move into civilian life, ensuring independence and integrity.

• Advising the Minister of State for Defence Personnel and Veterans and reviewing government initiatives about the veterans’ community.

• Communicating veterans’ welfare concerns and issues to MPs, the Veterans Welfare Service, local authorities and the health sector, the Media, The Confederation of Service Charities (COBSEO) and various other organisations.

• Developing relationships with local and national charities to support and enhance the assistance they provide.

• Working with, supporting and advising various sectors and organisations with implementing the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant and Community Covenant to ensure best practice.

• Liaising closely with Veterans UK to offer and assist individuals with independent pensions and compensation advice and representation. The VA&PCs work closely with Veterans UK and twice a year they host a Chairman’s conference that is attended by the Head Veterans UK, Jon Parkin. The Conference is a chance for the VA&PC Chairs to get together and discuss any current or emerging issues that may affect the Veterans communities in their respective areas, and to share best practice. This year the conference was opened and attended by the Minister of State for Defence Personnel and Veterans, Mark Lancaster, who said “The VA&PC’s make an enormous contribution and are a really good example of a more collaborative approach between volunteer organisations and the public sector”

Veterans can get contact details for their local Committee by calling the Veterans UK Helpline on 0808 1914 2 18 or by visiting

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/veterans-advisory-and-pensions-committees-x13/about

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Wtaf.The head of the Russian Orthodox church, Patriarch Kirill, a trusted ally of Vladimir Putin, has declined to condemn the Kremlin’s decision to invade its neighbour, referring to Russia’s opponents in Ukraine as “evil forces”. In a Sunday sermon last week he also said gay pride parades organised in the west were part of the reason for the war in Ukraine.

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Abramovich was granted Portuguese citizenship in April 2021 under a law that offered naturalisation to descendants of Sephardic Jews, who were expelled from the Iberian peninsula more than 400 years ago during the Inquisition.

Applicants for Portuguese citizenship via this route are assessed by experts at one of Portugal's Jewish communities in either Lisbon or Porto. Mr Litvak is the rabbi for the community in Porto (northern Portugal) and was responsible for assessing Mr Abramovich's application.

Mr Litvak was detained by authorities as he was preparing to travel to Israel. He was asked to hand over his passport and will have to periodically present himself to authorities.

Portugal's Judicial Police and public prosecutor said on Friday that there were suspicions of money laundering, corruption, fraud and falsification of documents in the process of of granting citizenship to descendants of Sephardic Jews.

Daniel Litvak helped Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich obtain Portuguese citizenship.

16/07/2021

Very proud of all 18 Gold Award winners across the NW 👍

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Recent cases of potential forcible removals of Fijian ex-UK Armed Forces Personnel, and their families, highlight a morally questionable policy, practise and process, that is discriminatory and has an unequal logic and an affront to previous service. Introduction of this legislation, applied equally...

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