Rhondda Cynon Taf Council was proud to be one of the first Local Authorities in Wales to establish an Armed Forces Covenant, formerly named the Armed Forces Community Covenant.
Rhondda Cynon Taf has a proud record of valuing its armed services, both past and present, and this Covenant is in keeping with such an approach and significantly takes forward the Council’s, and the County Borough’s objectives to support our Armed Forces Community.
The Covenant is a voluntary statement of mutual support between the civilian community of Rhondda Cynon Taf and the Armed Forces Community based in the County Borough. The pledge recognises the dual respect between the Council, its partner agencies, its communities and our Armed Forces Personnel (serving and retired) and their families.
Rhondda Cynon Taf has a proud record of valuing its armed services, both past and present, and this Covenant is in keeping with such an approach and significantly takes forward the Council’s, and the County Borough’s, objectives to support our Armed Forces Community.
In May 2011, the Ministry of Defence published “The Armed Forces Covenant: Today and Tomorrow” which sets out “an enduring covenant between the people of the UK, Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their families”. The Covenant is the expression of the moral obligation the Government and the nation owe to the armed forces. The document set out a range of action the UK Government wishes to undertake to strengthen the Covenant.
This was followed in November 2011 by the Welsh Government’s publication of its own “Package of Support for the Armed Forces Community in Wales”, which complements the UK wide Covenant and sets out what is being undertaken within the devolved areas of responsibility.
As part of the Armed Forces Covenant, in June 2011 the UK Government launched the Community Covenant scheme, which encourages public service providers, the private sector and the voluntary and community sectors to offer targeted support for their local armed forces community. These local Covenants are intended to complement the national version and to cement a mutual understanding between local communities and their armed forces.
Rhondda Cynon Taf has a proud record of valuing its armed services, both past and present, and this Community Covenant is in keeping with such an approach and significantly takes forward the Council’s, and the County Borough’s, objectives to support our Armed Forces Community.
Additional Contact Information
The British Legion
Tania Hill, the Legion's Local Government Campaigns Officer, can be contacted by emailing:publicaffairs@britishlegion.org.uk or writing to:
Tania Hill,
The Royal British Legion
Haig House
199 Borough High Street
London, SE1 1AA
Or telephone: 020 3456 9371
Local Government Association
The LGA can be contacted by emailing: info@local.gov.uk or writing to:
Local Government Association
Local Government House
Smith Square
London, SW1P 3HZ
Or telephone: 020 7664 3000
The LGA's web address is www.local.gov.uk
Defence Analytical Services Agency
A glossary of military terms and abbreviations can be found on the MOD's Defence Analytical Service and Advice website: www.dasa.mod.uk.