National Gas Transmission Plc
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 National Gas Transmission Plc 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 National Gas Transmission Plc 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:

Promoting the Armed Forces: o Publicising the Armed Forces Covenant commitments through our website. o Create an Armed Forces Community staff network for colleagues. o Celebrate Armed Forces Day internally. Employment support to members of the Armed Forces Community: o Work with the Career Transition Partnership to recruit highly motivated and experienced veterans who are leaving the Armed Forces. o Recognise military skills and qualifications when interviewing for new positions. o Offer guaranteed interviews to veterans if they meet the selection criteria laid out in a job advert. o Advertise through service-friendly recruitment agencies and service charities o Attempt to find alternative employment within the business in another location for service spouses and partners if they need to move to accompany their partner. Supporting colleagues who are members of the reserve forces: o Accommodate reservists training commitments where possible. o Accommodate mobilisation of reservists if they are required to deploy. o Celebrate Reserves Day. Community: o Offer support to our local cadet units through our Volunteer Days. o Form relationships with local Cadets Associations. Communication: o Publicising the Armed Forces Covenant commitments through our website. o Publicly celebrate Armed Forces Day, using the logo on our website and socials. o Communicate benefits of being a reservist and/or cadet helpers of instructors to colleagues.

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.