2 May 2025
The Armed Forces Covenant has just reached 13,000 signatories! The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise from the nation that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, are treated fairly. By signing the Covenant, employers commit to supporting veterans, reservists, cadet force adult volunteers, and military spouses and families […]
April 8, 2025
The House of Commons Defence Select Committee has published its report into the Covenant. You can read it here: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/8757/the-armed-forces-covenant/publications/
April 2, 2025
Herefordshire Council and Worcestershire County Council have joined forces to develop a compact Covenant e-learning programme for local authority staff and councillors. The e-learning programme explains the Councils’ commitment to the Covenant, and how it can be honoured and implemented. They have also created two short videos to illustrate the groups that make up the […]
March 28, 2025
We are excited to announce the details of the 2025 Armed Forces Covenant Conference. The event will take place in the afternoon and early evening of Wednesday 2nd July, and a full day of events on Thursday 3rd July. It will be held at the Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow. The bulk of the conference will be […]
January 10, 2025
The House of Commons Defence Select Committee is currently holding an inquiry into the Armed Forces Covenant. To inform the inquiry, the Committee has opened a short call for written evidence to find out more about the experiences of the Covenant ahead of the next Armed Forces Bill. This opened on Friday 13 December 2024 and […]
December 20, 2024
The Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2024, 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 2024
December 17, 2024
More than 240 delegates gathered at Winchester University on the 23rd and 24th October for the Armed Forces Covenant Conference 2024. The aim of the Conference was to discuss issues affecting the Armed Forces community and build on the opportunities for further co-operation and shared ambitions. The theme of the Conference was ‘The Covenant Through […]
November 19, 2024
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 […]
October 22, 2024
This year’s Armed Forces Covenant in the Community Conference is taking place at Winchester University on Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th October. The conference brings together all those working to deliver the Covenant locally across the UK. The conference will also be available to watch via live stream: Wednesday 23rd October 2024: Attendee Link Thursday […]
September 10, 2024
Sign up here for tickets to the 2024 Covenant Conference: 2024 Armed Forces Covenant in the Community Conference Tickets, Winchester
