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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 […]

Strengthening the Covenant in Legislation

January 29, 2021

Strengthening the Covenant in Legislation This week saw the Armed Forces Bill 2021 officially introduced to parliament for debate. This is legislation which has to be passed every 5 years to enable parliament to approve the continued existence of the Armed Forces! The Bill also presents an opportunity to include additional legislation related to the […]