Strengthening and Empowering Delivery of the Covenant

Summary: This interim report summarises the findings of the summative evaluation of Phases I and II of the Strenghtening Delivery Programme [SDP], and draws out recommendations for the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust and Local Authorities. The evaluation findings strongly indicate that the SDP funding has had a significant positive impact on delivery of the Covenant. Questionnaire and interview responses also articulated areas of continued need, including areas where grant-holders felt they lacked support, or in which continued effort is required. Based on these findings, the study team identified several areas where both LAs and the Trust could better enable delivery of the Covenant.