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<p>It is recognised that better identification of the veteran community within and
through data can lead to a greater understanding of their needs, trends and geographical
distribution - which in turn will provide a more robust evidence base to inform policy
making, enable planning and support service delivery.</p><p>The UK-wide Strategy for
our Veterans champions the changing needs of the ex-Service community. Since Veterans
draw on services from across Governments and Departments, implementation of the strategy
will be across the three-sitting governments and across Whitehall Departments.</p><p>'Data
on the Veteran Community' is one of the cross cutting factors of the Strategy and
whilst it recognises that there is some reliable data collected across Government
Departments, it can be fragmented, making analysis and prediction of needs difficult.
The outcome we want by 2028 is for an enhanced collection across Government to better
build an evidence base to identify and address the needs of veterans.</p>
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