Future Reserves 2020 (FR20)
Read the full outcome
Detail of outcome
The Secretary of State for Defence published a white paper, ‘Reserves in the future force 2020: valuable and valued’, on 3 July 2013, which sets out our plans to sustain and grow our reserve forces. The white paper was informed by our public consultation.
Feedback received
Detail of feedback received
This report provides a summary of the responses to the consultation on ‘Future Reserves 2020 (FR20): delivering the nation’s security together’. We received over 3000 responses from a range of groups including reservists, their families, employers and regulars.
Original consultation
Consultation description
On 5 July 2012, the Secretary of State for Defence responded to the ‘Review of the United Kingdom’s reserve forces’ published on 18 July 2011. Given the scale of change required, he requested the Ministry of Defence carry out a formal public consultation.
The white paper, summary of consultation findings, FR20 white paper key facts and leaflet are available on this page.
Related information:
- Reservist recruitment website
- UK Reserves case studies
- Online portal for reservists who have been disadvantaged in the workplace as a result of their reserve service
- New Employment Model
- SaBRE
Documents
Updates to this page
Published 8 November 2012Last updated 3 July 2013 + show all updates
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Added consultation outcome documents
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Added the Future Reserves 2020 - family support
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Case study added.
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Added Defence relationship with employers document
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First published.