Your branch representative met with Kevan Jones, the Under Secreatry of State and Minister for Veterans on 17th February. Although only a brief meeting, your representative was able to put before the Minister members concerns regarding what is the effective ongoing restructuring of the VWS and issues arising therefrom: staffing, accommodation and IT support. Additionally the issue of the increased MoD security impacting members ability to do their jobs effectively, in particular in communicating with stakeholders via external internet connections was raised. The Minister agreed that a common sense approach should be taken in regard of handling personal information and has undertaken to take the issue away and look into it.
