Improving Delivery of the UK's Armed Forces Covenant: How can organisations more effectively implement the Armed Forces Covenant across the UK in support of everyone in the Armed Forces Community?

Abstract: In November 2018, Force in Mind Trust (FiMT) partnered with St George’s House to deliver a consultation to discuss how the delivery of the Armed Forces Covenant (thereafter, the Covenant) by organisations can be improved. The Covenant is a major policy commitment by the UK Government towards the members of the Armed Forces Community, which includes individuals who have served or who serve in the Armed Forces and their families. With an Armed Forces Community of over 6 million – nearly 10% of the UK population – the Covenant is in place to ensure that these individuals are treated fairly and do not suffer a disadvantage as a result of their or their family member’s service. This consultation was founded on recent research commissioned by FiMT from Shared Intelligence and the National Centre for Social Research on how the delivery of organisational pledges made under the Covenant can be improved. The overall aim of this consultation was to further discuss the report findings and recommendations with a wider group of stakeholders, to better understand how the implementation of organisational pledges under the Covenant could be made more effective.