Armed forces support

Support from the council

Armed Forces Forum

We are committed to helping the armed forces community in South Tyneside.

We have set up an Armed Forces Forum to help ex-service men and women, serving officers and their families get the help and support they need from the Ministry of Defence, statutory providers, charities and voluntary sector.

The forum aims to:

Improve communication and understanding between agencies
Identify opportunities for greater synergy between agencies
Share information about best practice
Help to co-ordinate action to reduce health inequalities and improve services which impact on health and well-being of the armed forces community
Raise any other issues of concern

For further information, please contact Hayley Johnson at South Tyneside Council on 0191 424 7353.

Armed Forces Covenant

South Tyneside Council has signed the Armed Forces Community Covenant, showing its active support for serving personnel, veterans and their families.

The Armed Forces Community Covenant is a statement of mutual support between a civilian community and its local armed forces community. It commits the borough to key principles, which are that service personnel, veterans and their families should:

not be at a disadvantage when they try to access public services such as education, employment, housing, or health care
be given special consideration where appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most, such as the injured and the bereaved

The South Tyneside Armed Forces Community Covenant was signed on 1 December 2011, and the Council has remained committed to the principles. Councillor Paul Dean is our Armed forces champion.

See the South Tyneside Armed Forces Community Covenant