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Require Whitehall departments to provide annual updates on Covenant implementation and outcomes.
Conclusion
To enable proper scrutiny of cross-government efforts to implement the Covenant, Whitehall departments should provide an annual update on actions they have taken to uphold the Covenant as part of the Covenant Annual Report, along with outcomes. Departments should–when requested to do so by the Committee–make themselves available to give evidence as supporting witnesses alongside MOD as part of the Committee’s scrutiny of the Covenant Annual Report. (Recommendation, Paragraph 38)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 16 June 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.
Source
Committee
Defence Committee
Inquiry
The Armed Forces Covenant
Report
4th Report – The Armed Forces Covenant
08 Apr 2025
HC 572
Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Defence
Timeline
Recommendation age
1.4 yr
Report published
08 Apr 2025