The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise between the nation, the government and the armed forces community. It works to ensure that people who serve in the armed forces are treated fairly and are not disadvantaged by their service.
The covenant covers all regular and reserve serving personnel and their families. It also covers veterans, bereaved families and cadet adult volunteers.
It promotes fair access to a wide range of services including education, housing, health and employment.
- Visit the Armed Forces Covenant website to find out more.
Available support
The government provides information, advice and support for veterans and their families. It’s the first point of contact for all your welfare needs.
The Forces Connect app provides links to and information about local and national support for the armed forces community.
- Search your app store for ‘Forces Connect’
You might also find the following links useful:
- Cambridge Armed Forces and Veteran’s Breakfast Club (Facebook)
- Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
- Royal British Legion
- Royal Naval Benevolent Trust
- Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association
Community covenants
Community covenants complement the national covenant at a local level. We signed one with other local authorities in 2011, as our commitment to our Armed Forces community.
The Cambridgeshire County Armed Forces Covenant Board administers the community covenant. The Ministerial Covenant and Veterans Board provides national direction.
Cllr Mike Davey represents us on the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Military Covenant Board.
Our support for the covenant
When we pledged our support for the covenant, we created an action plan to outline how we will support it.
In 2022 we were awarded a Silver Award in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. This is a public pledge demonstrating our support for the armed forces community.
We were awarded a Bronze award in 2019.
