Welcome to the Veterans’ Transition Review

Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC was appointed the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Veterans’ Transition in September 2012. He conducted a comprehensive, independent review on the process of leaving the Armed Forces and returning to civilian life; his report, The Veterans’ Transition Review, was published in February 2014. Lord Ashcroft monitored progress on the implementation of his recommendations in three annual follow-up reports. He stepped down from the role in May 2018. The initial Review, follow-up reports and associated documents are available to read on this site.

May 2018: Lord Ashcroft has today stepped down as the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Veterans’ Transition. In his letter to the Prime Minister, he says that while work remains to be done, “I am pleased with the many practical changes that have been brought about as a result of the Transition Review, and that the whole issue of veterans’ transition now has a higher profile in government and beyond.” Read the full text of his letter here.

October 2017: Third annual follow-up report, along with research into public perceptions of Service Leavers and veterans.

November 2016: Second annual follow-up report assessing progress since the publication of the Veterans’ Transition Review.

July 2015: First annual follow-up report assessing progress since the publication of the Veterans’ Transition Review.

February 2014: See the press release announcing the publication of the Veterans’ Transition Review.

Download the Review