Faculty Science Ltd
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 Faculty Science Ltd 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 Faculty Science Ltd 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
- UK Wounded, Injured And Sick
We also pledge the following:

We recognise the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business and to our country. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by: Armed Forces Community Promoting the fact that we are an Armed Forces-friendly organisation, to our staff, customers, suppliers, contractors and wider public. Providing opportunities where appropriate for military personnel (especially digital specialists) to enhance their technical skills required for their military role by working alongside Faculty personnel; Support the Armed Forces formal startup placement schemes where possible, e.g. the Percy Hobart Fellowship; Aiming to actively participate in Armed Forces Week including Armed Forces Day; Forming relationships with Armed Forces Commands and units where Faculty are delivering projects, in order to promote the Covenant, its values and our pledges; Publicising our Armed Forces Covenant internally and on our website. We will include our AFC commitment within the Values section of all Defence tender submissions, and will be displayed on Defence projects and deliverables where appropriate; Maintain a Faculty Armed Forces Community, ensuring that Veterans, Reservists, spouses and partners and all those with a connection to the Armed Forces have the opportunity to participate in activities and contribute to our Covenant; Families Where possible, provide flexible working options for partners and spouses of military personnel; Veterans Offering work placement opportunities to Service Leavers ahead of leaving the services, providing an introduction to the civilian data science work environment Recognising military skills and qualifications in our recruitment and selection process Reserves Supporting our employees who are members of the Reserve Forces, including granting 2 weeks additional leave for annual Reserve Forces training and supporting any mobilisations and deployment where possible Aiming to actively participate in Reserves Day; Cadets Supporting our employees who are volunteer leaders in military cadet organisations, granting additional leave to attend annual training camps and courses as per Reservists;

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.