Police UK Disability Sport CIC
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 Police UK Disability Sport CIC 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 Police UK Disability Sport CIC 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
- Reserve Forces Day
- Discounts
- Armed Forces Charities
- UK Wounded, Injured And Sick
We also pledge the following:

Advertising our pledge to support and promote the entire Armed Forces community; promoting Armed Forces recruitment and employment opportunities; offer equal opportunities to all members of the Armed Forces community without discrimination or favour, based on individuals needs; working with the Careers Transition Partnership to promote employment and volunteer opportunities with a guaranteed interview process to those in the Armed Forces community; provide home/remote working for all Armed Forces, including spouses and dependants; offer additional leave for cadet leaders and mature cadets to carry out their duties under special leave entitlements; attending Armed Forces Resettlement events to advertise employment and volunteer opportunities; promoting and sharing online content through our website and social media platforms; displaying the Armed Forces Covenant and Employer Recognition Scheme logos on our website and social media platforms; encouraging industry partners to make their pledge to the Armed Forces Covenant; creating a dedicated Internal Armed Forces Network for members to engage in activities and events within the Armed Forces calendar; appointing an Armed Forces Champion, that will engage with the Armed Forces, charities and members to promote the community; signposting members for support and services in their area and nationally through an internal support process; working in collaboration with local Armed Forces Units to provide opportunities for employment and volunteering; developing working partnerships with Armed Forces organisations and charities to provide opportunities for the Armed Forces community; working with local health and healthcare professionals to promote health and fitness in the community whilst providing support through signposting to additional support services; engaging with Armed Forces charities such as Royal British Legion and Help for Heroes to provide support and deliver sports recovery programs; promoting health and fitness through partnerships with health and fitness organisations who offer discounts to the Armed Forces community; promoting awareness of homelessness in the Armed Forces community through our affiliations with the UKs Police Forces; providing local training courses and fund national training courses in sports recovery, coaching and sports officiating qualifications; provide opportunities within adaptive and disability sport to the Wounded, Injured and Sick Armed Forces community through inclusion in team sports, individual sports and a range of financial support options for sports equipment.

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.