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Civil Servants: Veterans

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Question for Cabinet Office

UIN 16598, tabled on 4 March 2024

Question

Steve McCabe
Labour
Birmingham, Selly Oak
Commons

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Going Forward into Employment initiative for veterans.

Answer

Johnny Mercer
Conservative
Plymouth, Moor View
Commons

Answered on

13 March 2024

Regular updates on a range of veteran specific initiatives, including Going Forward into Employment, are published as part of the Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan 6 monthly report and in the Armed Forces Covenant and Veterans Annual Report.

The latest updates report that over 200 veterans have been employed in the Civil Service through Going Forward into Employment, and over 1,000 Civil Service jobs secured through the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

This is matched by the all-time high of veterans’ employment in the UK, with 89% employed within six months of leaving service when engaging with available support.

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