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<p>Some 500 local staff are eligible to apply for relocation to the UK under the Ex
Gratia Redundancy scheme, of which over 170 local staff are now residing in the UK
along with their families. In addition to the redundancy scheme our intimidation policy
supports all staff, regardless of role or employment duration, who may be facing security
risks as a result of their work with British Forces.</p><p>The UK is the only nation
with a permanent team including trained investigation officers in country to investigate
claims of intimidation. These experts thoroughly and professionally investigate all
claims of intimidation and have provided support to over 200 former local staff including
bespoke security advice and financial support for some 30 relocations within Afghanistan.
We have not found an intimidation case where the threat is such that we need to relocate
the local staff to the UK to make them safe. This intimidation policy is open-ended,
and applies to all local staff regardless of date or duration of service.</p>
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