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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/utility/feedstylesheets/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-US"><title type="html">Announcements</title><subtitle type="html" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.0.0.15013">Telligent Community (Build: 12.0.0.15013)</generator><updated>2026-03-24T17:40:00Z</updated><entry><title>Who are Royal Navy Family &amp; People Support?</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/who-are-rn-fps" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/who-are-rn-fps</id><published>2026-03-24T17:54:00Z</published><updated>2026-03-24T17:54:00Z</updated><content type="html">RN FPS&amp;nbsp;are&amp;nbsp;an agile, professional&amp;nbsp;specialist welfare&amp;nbsp;service in direct support of RN Global Operations.
 RN&amp;nbsp;FPS&amp;nbsp;delivers&amp;nbsp;high&amp;nbsp;standards&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;specialist&amp;nbsp;services,&amp;nbsp;based&amp;nbsp;on&amp;nbsp;best&amp;nbsp;p...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/who-are-rn-fps"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=12429&amp;AppID=329&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN FPS HQ</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/rnrmwinfo</uri></author><category term="People" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/People" /><category term="family" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/family" /><category term="royal" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/royal" /><category term="Navy" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/Navy" /></entry><entry><title>What services do RN FPS deliver?</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/rn-fps-delivery" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/rn-fps-delivery</id><published>2026-03-24T17:52:00Z</published><updated>2026-03-24T17:52:00Z</updated><content type="html">
A&amp;nbsp;primary&amp;nbsp;access&amp;nbsp;point&amp;nbsp;for&amp;nbsp;all&amp;nbsp;specialist&amp;nbsp;welfare&amp;nbsp;enquiries&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;case&amp;nbsp;referrals.&amp;nbsp;
An&amp;nbsp;assigned&amp;nbsp;Visiting&amp;nbsp;Officer&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;families&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;Serving&amp;nbsp;Personnel&amp;nbsp;w...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/rn-fps-delivery"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=12431&amp;AppID=329&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN FPS HQ</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/rnrmwinfo</uri></author><category term="People" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/People" /><category term="family" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/family" /><category term="support" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/support" /><category term="royal" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/royal" /><category term="Navy" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/Navy" /></entry><entry><title>Who works for RN FPS?</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/rn-fps-staff" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/rn-fps-staff</id><published>2026-03-24T17:50:00Z</published><updated>2026-03-24T17:50:00Z</updated><content type="html">RN FPS has a mix of Military and Civilian Staff (Civil Servants).&amp;nbsp;
Our Military Staff include:&amp;nbsp;
Royal Navy Welfare&amp;nbsp;is a branch of the Royal Navy where those at Leading Hand (LH) or Petty Officer (PO) can apply to transfer into RN FPS. ...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/rn-fps-staff"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=12433&amp;AppID=329&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN FPS HQ</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/rnrmwinfo</uri></author><category term="Information Officer" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/Information%2bOfficer" /><category term="business support" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/business%2bsupport" /><category term="civilian" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/civilian" /><category term="Military" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/Military" /><category term="community development worker" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/community%2bdevelopment%2bworker" /><category term="Social Worker" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/Social%2bWorker" /><category term="community support worker" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/community%2bsupport%2bworker" /><category term="Caseworker" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/Caseworker" /><category term="digital moderator" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/digital%2bmoderator" /></entry><entry><title>Where is RN FPS Located?</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/rn-fps-teams" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/rn-fps-teams</id><published>2026-03-24T17:49:00Z</published><updated>2026-03-24T17:49:00Z</updated><content type="html">RN FPS&amp;nbsp;Headquarters&amp;nbsp;is located in&amp;nbsp;HMS TEMERAIRE, Portsmouth which is the home to the People Support&amp;nbsp;organisation.&amp;nbsp;
The team consists of the Head of Department, Casework Lead, Safeguarding Lead, Community Lead, Engagement &amp;amp;amp...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/rn-fps-teams"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=12434&amp;AppID=329&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN FPS HQ</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/rnrmwinfo</uri></author><category term="People" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/People" /><category term="family" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/family" /><category term="support" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/support" /><category term="welfare" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/welfare" /><category term="royal" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/royal" /><category term="Navy" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/Navy" /></entry><entry><title>What Specialist Support is provided?</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/rn-fps-specialist-support" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/rn-fps-specialist-support</id><published>2026-03-24T17:46:00Z</published><updated>2026-03-24T17:46:00Z</updated><content type="html">RN FPS provide&amp;nbsp;a continuum of&amp;nbsp;support to&amp;nbsp;a wide range of&amp;nbsp;presenting issues and offer signposting,&amp;nbsp;referral,&amp;nbsp;and research&amp;nbsp;to mitigate&amp;nbsp;these.&amp;nbsp;
Some of their specialist support includes:&amp;nbsp;

Casework Suppo...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/rn-fps-specialist-support"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=12435&amp;AppID=329&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN FPS HQ</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/rnrmwinfo</uri></author><category term="Casework" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/Casework" /><category term="deployment" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/deployment" /><category term="safeguarding" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/safeguarding" /><category term="Forum" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/Forum" /><category term="Crisis" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/Crisis" /></entry><entry><title>How do you keep my information safe?</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/how-do-you-keep-my-information-safe" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/how-do-you-keep-my-information-safe</id><published>2026-03-24T17:44:00Z</published><updated>2026-03-24T17:44:00Z</updated><content type="html">Confidentiality&amp;nbsp;
RN FPS prides itself on offering a confidential service to enable a more effective support service through open and honest dialogue. However, if disclosures are made to RN FPS, which could have&amp;nbsp;serious consequences&amp;nbsp;if ...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/how-do-you-keep-my-information-safe"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=12436&amp;AppID=329&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN FPS HQ</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/rnrmwinfo</uri></author><category term="protection" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/protection" /><category term="SAR" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/SAR" /><category term="data" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/data" /><category term="confidentiality" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/confidentiality" /></entry><entry><title>Where can I find more information?</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/where-can-i-find-more-information" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/where-can-i-find-more-information</id><published>2026-03-24T17:42:00Z</published><updated>2026-03-24T17:42:00Z</updated><content type="html">The following may be of benefit to you if you should require any further specific information on RN FPS delivery:&amp;nbsp;
Joint Service Publications:&amp;nbsp;

&lt;a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a803239ed915d74e622d09d/FOI_04718-OS-Issue_15-JSP_751-Volume_1-Redacted_Version.pdf"&gt;JSP 751 - VO details&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;


&lt;a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-jsp-834" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;JSP 834 - Safeguarding Children&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;


&lt;a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-jsp-834" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;JSP 834 - Safeguardi...&lt;/a&gt;(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/where-can-i-find-more-information"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=12437&amp;AppID=329&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN FPS HQ</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/rnrmwinfo</uri></author></entry><entry><title>How do I contact RN FPS?</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/how-do-i-contact-rn-fps" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/how-do-i-contact-rn-fps</id><published>2026-03-24T17:40:00Z</published><updated>2026-03-24T17:40:00Z</updated><content type="html">This flowchart shows who and how to contact RN FPS and JCCC, Further details and other support&amp;nbsp; can be found on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/contact" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Contacts&lt;/a&gt;. Details of the Officer of the Watch can be found here too.


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&lt;a href="/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/rn-fps-delivery" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;What RN FP...&lt;/a&gt;(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/posts/how-do-i-contact-rn-fps"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=13330&amp;AppID=329&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN FPS HQ</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/rnrmwinfo</uri></author><category term="People" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/People" /><category term="Contact" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/Contact" /><category term="family" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/family" /><category term="flowchart" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/flowchart" /><category term="Royal Navy" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/Royal%2bNavy" /><category term="support" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/people-support/b/announcements/archive/tags/support" /></entry></feed>