Volunteering
Policy Consultation 6 October 2004
Comment from the Home Office, the Royal British Legion, ChildLine, Rotary International, the Depression Alliance and Nationwide.
Forum Brief: Care home places
Policy Consultation 22 March 2004
Comment from BUPA, Voice UK, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Royal British Legion
Royal British Legion: Welcome
Government Affairs Website Page
Royal British Legion
Government Affairs Website
Forum Brief: Queen's Speech - Draft Charities Bill
Policy Consultation 26 November 2003
The UK's charity sector is facing an overhaul under draft legislation to be set out during this session.
Russell Thompson - director of fundraising at the Royal British Legion
Stakeholder Interview 5 November 2003
Question: How much is the average donation for a poppy?
Forum Brief: Gulf War Syndrome
Policy Consultation 27 October 2003
Defence minister Ivor Caplin has told Monday's Times there is still no evidence of any single factor or syndrome linking veterans' illnesses to the 1991 Gulf War.
Forum Brief: Council Tax reform
Policy Consultation 18 September 2003
Help the Aged and the Royal British Legion have united to call for changes in order to help the elderly pay their bills.
Forum Brief: War pensions
Policy Consultation 16 September 2003
The Ministry of Defence has unveiled reforms to the system of war pensions.
Forum Brief: Charity consultation
Policy Consultation 9 September 2003
Home Office minister Fiona Mactaggart published proposals to regulate charity collections on Tuesday.
British Legion issues challenge over Gulf war jabs
Press Review 6 August 2003
Forum Brief: Gulf war syndrome
Policy Consultation 28 May 2003
Four soldiers are threatening to sue the Ministry of Defence, claiming that multiple vaccinations administered to them on a single day have resulted in symptoms associated with Gulf war syndrome.
Forum Brief: Homeless ex-servicemen
Policy Consultation 8 November 2002
Ex-servicemen make up a quarter of homeless people in Britain, according to Shelter and the government's social exclusion unit.
New code to preserve war memorials
News Article 8 November 2002
Ministers have unveiled a new code of practice in a bid to stop war memorials falling into neglect and decay.
Forum Brief: Gulf War Syndrome
Policy Consultation 18 June 2002
A delegation of US Congressmen visiting London are today hearing evidence from former servicemen and medical experts on Gulf War Syndrome.
