The Armed Forces Covenant is a pledge that together we acknowledge and understand that those who serve or who have served in the armed forces, and their families, should be treated with fairness and respect in the communities, economy and society they serve with their lives.
The covenant focuses on helping members of the armed forces community to have the same access to government and commercial services and products as any other citizen.
This covers a number of areas including:
- education
- financial advice and health
- healthcare
- housing
- starting a new career
- wellbeing
North and South Lanarkshire Councils have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to pledge support for our Armed Forces community.
There is a Lanarkshire Firm Base group which meets three times a year to identify and discuss matters relevant to the community. The group is co-chaired by the Veterans Champions form North and South Lanarkshire Council and membership is made up of representatives from:
- Army and RAF units
- Reserve units
- council services
- NHS
- DWP
- military charities
- veterans charities
The role of the local authority Armed Forces Champion is to ensure that the authority achieves its commitments to the Armed Forces community and resolves any issues.
