What does the Commissioner do?

The Commissioner’s role, as laid down by the terms of their appointment by Scottish Ministers, is to:

• be open and accessible to the real life experiences of individual veterans and use information about them to shape priorities and drive improvement in public services;
• raise the profile of veterans within Scotland, promoting wider recognition of their skills, experience and potential and further promoting their value as assets to communities and employers;
• enhance focus on delivery of shared outcomes for veterans through collaboration, building on and complementing the work of partners and stakeholders;
• improve communication, co-ordination and integration, joining up services where appropriate;
• chair the Scottish Veterans Fund Panel to ensure that robust recommendations and appropriate applications for the Fund are presented to the Cabinet Secretary for Veterans, and
• improve outcomes for Armed Forces and Veterans’ Families, recognising that they too require support, including during periods of transition.