6 February 2026
Hear how the Covenant Legal Duty extension will strengthen support for our Armed Forces communities from Minister for Veterans and People, Louise Sandher-Jones MP: Armed Forces Bill: Extension of the Armed Forces Covenant Legal Duty The Armed Forces Bill will deliver on the government’s manifesto promise to extend the Armed Forces Covenant Legal Duty to […]
January 15, 2026
The Armed Forces Bill 2026 has today been laid in Parliament. It includes measures to deliver the Government’s manifesto commitment to put the Armed Forces Covenant fully into law. The bill, its associated documents, and information about timings, are available here: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4065 You can read about the bill more widely here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/armed-forces-bill-2026
December 16, 2025
The Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2025, which sets out major achievements of the Armed Forces Covenant and highlights remaining challenges and new commitments, has been published, here: Armed Forces Covenant annual report 2025
December 5, 2025
The dates and location of the 2026 Armed Forces Covenant Conference have been announced, here: Attend the Covenant Conference
October 16, 2025
The latest report in the Our Community, Our Covenant series has now been published: Our Community, Our Covenant and beyond: Examining local realities and progress achieved in Armed Forces Covenant delivery. This research has been conducted by RAND Europe, Shared Intelligence and Meri Mayhew Consulting, and was funded by the Forces in Mind Trust. It examines the partnerships […]
September 29, 2025
We are excited to announce the launch of a new Covenant Conference area on this website. This dedicated section provides access to resources from this year’s Covenant Conference, including presentation slides, answers to Slido questions, and a recap of the conference agenda. Updates regarding our 2026 conference will also be shared here in due course.
September 1, 2025
The War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme was launched on the 16 October 2023. It provides a payment to recognise widow(er)s of service personnel who forfeited their Service-attributable pension prior to 2015 and have not had this pension restored. It is a payment of £87,500 which was specifically designed to focus on those who were bereaved […]
August 26, 2025
The 2025 Covenant Conference was held on the 2nd and 3rd of July at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, marking a milestone in the evolution of Covenant delivery across the UK. This year’s event followed a major announcement by Prime Minister Keir Starmer that legislation will be brought forward to deliver the manifesto promise to bring […]
July 7, 2025
The Prime Minister has announced that legislation will be brought forward to deliver the manifesto promise to bring the Armed Forces Covenant fully into law, placing the Armed Forces community at the heart of government decision-making. You can read more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pledge-to-protect-armed-forces-community-as-government-delivers-on-manifesto-commitment The Written Ministerial Statement is here: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2025-06-30/hcws747 You can find out what the […]
June 27, 2025
The Toolkit helps local authorities support the Armed Forces community in accordance with the Covenant. The Forces in Mind Trust has published a new version for 2025, to reflect recent developments including the introduction of the new Covenant duty. For more information, and to access the new Toolkit, please visit: www.fim-trust.org/news-policy-item/new-armed-forces-covenant-toolkit-now-available/
