The following resources provide information about the Legal Duty aspect of the Armed Forces Covenant. Please use these resources to inform yourself or to engage with your wider networks.
Reference documents
Statutory Guidance provides comprehensive information on the Legal Duty, and examples of good practice.
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A flow diagram and example scenarios show how to decide if your situation is covered by the Legal Duty.
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Quick guides
This news article summarises what the organisations in scope of the Legal Duty need to know.
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This article summarises what the Legal Duty means for the Armed Forces community.
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The Legal Duty on 1 page.
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Videos
This 3-minute animation introduces the Covenant and includes a section on the Legal Duty.
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MOD's Covenant team gave an introduction to the Legal Duty at the 2022 Covenant Conference. Note this was before it came into force, so some of the language is now out of date.
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Training resources
This Powerpoint presentation can be used to provide training about the Legal Duty.
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Warwickshire County Council's e-learning on the Covenant and Covenant Legal Duty for customer-facing staff.
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These six stills from the animation above can be used to introduce the Covenant and the Legal Duty.
