Covenant Legal Duty

The Covenant Legal Duty is a legal obligation on certain public bodies to have due regard to the Covenant principles when carrying out certain functions in healthcare, education, and housing.

The public bodies subject to this Legal Duty include local authorities, governing bodies of certain state-funded schools, and various NHS bodies.

More information about how the Legal Duty works, including FAQs, is available via the Covenant Legal Duty toolkit.

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