Riversafe
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

We, the undersigned, commit to honour the Armed Forces Covenant and support the Armed Forces Community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.

The Armed Forces Covenant

An enduring covenant between the people of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their families

The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. Our Armed Forces fulfil that responsibility on behalf of the Government, sacrificing some civilian freedoms, facing danger and, sometimes, suffering serious injury or death as a result of their duty. Families also play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. In return, the whole nation has a moral obligation to the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the Royal Air Force, together with their families. They deserve our respect and support, and fair treatment.

Those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and the bereaved.

This obligation involves the whole of society: it includes voluntary and charitable bodies, private organisations, and the actions of individuals in supporting the Armed Forces. Recognising those who have performed military duty unites the country and demonstrates the value of their contribution. This has no greater expression than in upholding this Covenant.

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

1.1 We Riversafe will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:
- no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen;
- and in some circumstances that special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
Section 2: Demonstrating our commitment

2.1 Riversafe recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Armed Forces Charities
- UK Wounded, Injured And Sick
We also pledge the following:

-Promoting the fact we are an armed forces friendly organisation by displaying and promoting the armed forces covenant on related marketing and communications material. Riversafe will publicly celebrate our internal military community as well as those currently serving by supporting armed forces day and other armed forces events -Riversafe will continue its employment of military veterans and reservists who are seeking employment outside of the armed forces -Riversafe will work with the CTP, to establish a tailored pathway for service leavers, including the wounded, injured and sick -Riversfae will support the training of selected veterans and reservist so they deliver high level consultancy and support -We will ensure that no member of the armed forces community faces disadvantages in the provision in public and commercial services compared to any other citizen -We will support the employment of armed forces spouses and partners an will endeavour to find alternative employment solutions within the business in another location if they need to relocate to accompany their partner -We will offer additional paid annual leave to accommodate mandatory training for reservists -We ill encourage employees to volunteer as adult cadet instructors by supporting their annual training -We will encourage employees to support the royal British legion poppy appeal by donating to the cause and supporting the London poppy day. We will formally observe the 2 minutes silence on armistice day, regardless of location at the time. We will offer health and wellbeing services to all employees with service in the armed forces

2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.