The Territorial Auxiliary and Volunteer Reserve Associations were formed in 1908 under the provisions of the

Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 The Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 ('' 7 Edw. 7, c.9'') was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed the auxiliary forces of the British Army by transferring existing Volunteer and Yeomanry units into a new Territori ...

to provide local support to the Territorial Force in the United Kingdom. There were originally 104 County Territorial Associations, one for each county. The Lord Lieutenant of each county was ex-officio president of their Association. In 1922 the title was changed to Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Association when the Auxiliary Air Force was formed. In 1967 the County Associations were amalgamated into 14 Associations. Under the

Reserve Forces Act 1996 {{Unreferenced, date=January 2022 The Reserve Forces Act 1996 is a piece of British legislation that provides for the maintenance and composition of the British military's Reserve Forces. Provisions of the Act to make ''"An Act to make provisi ...

they were renamed

Reserve Forces and Cadets Association Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations (RFCAs) are Crown bodies in the United Kingdom which give advice and assistance to the Defence Council, and to the Army, Royal Navy and RAF, on matters that concern reserves and cadets. They are contracted ...

s in 1999.

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