Armed Forces Covenant Duty Guidance-Welsh
January 16, 2023
We’re pleased that the Welsh translation of the statutory guidance on the Armed Forces Covenant Duty has been published. It can be found here.
The new Armed Forces Covenant Legal Duty: What it means for the Armed Forces Community
December 1, 2022
What is the new Armed Forces Covenant Legal Duty? The new Covenant Legal Duty means that local authorities, NHS Trusts and other local bodies across the UK will have to consciously consider the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant when delivering key healthcare, housing and education services. Who is the new Duty aiming to help? […]
Veterans’ Survey
November 17, 2022
The Veterans’ Survey is being carried out by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) and the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It aims to learn more about the lives of the UK Armed Forces community, veterans and their families. Find out all about the survey, who can take part and what to expect. Veterans’ Survey […]
The new Armed Forces Covenant Legal Duty: What organisations in scope need to know
August 3, 2022
What is the new Armed Forces Covenant Legal Duty? The new Covenant Legal Duty is a legal obligation on certain public bodies to ‘have due regard’ to the principles of the Covenant, and requires decisions about the development and delivery of certain services to be made with conscious consideration of the needs of the Armed […]
New Financial Leasing Authority protocol – removing disadvantage from Motor Finance
June 1, 2022
The Financial Leasing Authority (FLA), together with the National Franchised Dealers Association, has formally published its motor finance protocol today which was developed in conjunction with the MOD Covenant team. The protocol offers tailored support to armed forces personnel deploying overseas, in an effort to remove the disadvantages frequently experienced by our personnel who have […]
Covenant Community Conference May 22 – blogs and link to live-stream
May 30, 2022
The Armed Forces Covenant, Community Conference, held in Manchester this year at the Kings House Conference Centre was all round an enormous success. It brought together all parts of the energised, professional and deeply passionate Armed Forces Champion network which operate in the local authority, devolved administration and public body environment. There was also wider […]
NHS Armed Forces Briefing – May 2022
May 25, 2022
Armed Forces Covenant Community Conference – 18 May 22
May 11, 2022
This year’s Armed Forces Covenant Community Conference is taking place on Wednesday 18 May in Manchester. The conference brings together all those working on delivering the Covenant locally across the UK. This year’s edition will focus on preparations to implement the new statutory Covenant Duty, introduced in the Armed Forces Act 2021. The conference will […]
Op COURAGE survey – have your say
April 11, 2022
Op COURAGE 6-week survey: have your say! NHS England wants to hear people’s views about mental and physical health services for veterans in England April 2022. NHS England and NHS Improvement has launched a survey to find out people’s views and experiences of veterans mental and physical health services. The information gathered will be used […]
Armed Forces Covenant and Veterans Annual Report 2021 – NOW AVAILABLE
December 15, 2021
The 2021 Armed Forces Covenant and Veterans Annual Report was laid before Parliament this morning, Wednesday 15 December. Both the full report and a shorter summary version are available to read here [ gov.uk link]. This year’s report marks ten years since the Armed Forces Covenant was introduced. It is also the first report to be […]