Petition · past parliament
To have a Veterans Charter inscribed in law.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
To have the Veterans Charter, created by the Veterans Community Group, inscribed in law. Which calls for the Office of Veteran Affairs to be governed by locally elected veterans in a cross-party assembly, that will advocate six key areas on behalf of all veterans and their dependents.
There are 2.6 million Veterans in society. 6 million people, including their immediate family.
Upon leaving the Forces, they have to start all over again. Veterans score higher than other comparable groups for: inadequate housing, domestic violence, homelessness, addictions, mental health problems, criminality and sentencing, and suicide. Coincidently, veterans also score higher than any other group as volunteer workers, in all of the above groups.
Upon leaving the Forces, they have to start all over again. Veterans score higher than other comparable groups for: inadequate housing, domestic violence, homelessness, addictions, mental health problems, criminality and sentencing, and suicide. Coincidently, veterans also score higher than any other group as volunteer workers, in all of the above groups.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 15 Aug 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.