The Bolton News reports that new research is being carried out in Bolton to find out why (according to some sources) there are "so many" Armed Forces veterans in prison. It is a controversial subject, on which serious fact-based research is to be warmly welcomed.
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A BBC Democracy Live report of Dr Fox's statement on 16 May includes video of the announcement:
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The Daily Telegraph reports that servicemen who have been seriously injured while on duty will be given free bus passes for life under a series of measures designed to enshrine the Military Covenant in law:
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The Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox made a statement to the House of Commons on Monday 16 May 2011 on the Armed Forces Covenant.
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The Westminster Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has published its report on the Armed Forces Bill, which raises "several significant human rights issues":
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Sky News reports that Defence Secretary Liam Fox has set out how the Government's new military covenant will be enshrined into law:
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The Evening Standard reports that the Government published its long awaited military covenant today - and was immediately accused of using it as a "smokescreen" to cover fresh cuts.
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The Prime Minister has announced plans to write the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant into law:
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The British Armed Forces Federation (BAFF) has been quoted in several media reports about giving legal force to the military covenant:
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The Ministry of Defence has announced that the "significant improvements" to the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) recommended by the Boyce Review are being implemented in full as of today, 09 May 2011.
More to follow.
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