Military Charities Could Be Failing Veterans, Charity Commission Warns

Military charities set up in the aftermath of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars could be failing to protect veterans, the Charity Commission has warned.

The watchdog said it was concerned that some of the charities set up to help former military personnel by people "with good intentions" were not being run properly.

In a report released today the Commission said its enquiries suggested that some charities did not consider users with mental health problems as a result of serving in the forces to be "vulnerable."

It said it had found a "concerning lack of safeguarding policies and practices" and that some charities were failing to carry out DBS checks on their workers to make sure vulnerable veterans were protected from exploitation.