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We use cookies to make the Apply for an HM Armed Forces veteran Card service work and collect information about how you use our service.

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Essential cookies keep your information secure while you use the Apply for an HM Armed Forces Veteran Card service. We do not need to ask permission to use them.

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With your permission, we use Google Analytics and MS Clarity to collect data about how you use the Apply for an HM Armed Forces Veteran Card service. This information helps us to improve our service.

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