5 th London Armed Forces Covenant Conference

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1 5 th London Armed Forces Covenant Conference Wandsworth Civic Suite 21 September 2017

2 Introduction The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise by the nation ensuring that those who serve or who have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, are treated fairly. Royal Marines Reserve (City of London) being awarded the Freedom of the Borough of Wandsworth January 2017 The two principles of the Armed Forces Covenant are that: the Armed Forces community should not face 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

3 Agenda - Morning Time Event Speaker 0930 Registration and Tea/Coffee 1000 Welcome Councillor Les McDonnell on behalf of the Mayor of Wandsworth 1005 Overview of Conference Major General Ben Bathurst GOC London District 1015 What is the Covenant? John Shivas Armed Forces Covenant Team 1040 The Covenant Fund Carol Stone Armed Forces Covenant Fund Team 1055 Forces in Mind Trust Report - London Findings 1135 Coffee Break Ray Lock Forces in Mind Trust 1145 How to Deliver the Covenant a Toolkit Alex Page London District 1155 Good Practice Council Website Lucy Hoyte & Isobel Caton Harrison Westminster City Council 1215 Front Line Staff Training Major Tony Finch London District & Zoe Martin Royal British Legion 1240 Covenant Steering Groups Ilhan Basharan London Borough of Enfield 1255 Additional Support and Signposting Bruce Holborn Royal British Legion 1310 Networking Lunch Please take the opportunity to visit the stands

4 Agenda - Afternoon Agenda - Afternoon 1350 Good Practice - a Borough View Councillor Les McDonnell London Borough of Wandsworth 1400 Good Practice - Delivery Canon Peter Bruinvels Surrey and Kent County Councils 1420 Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Debbie Wilkinson Greater London RFCA 1435 Alternative Venues London Reem Aubdool Greater London RFCA 1445 Veterans Gateway Sinead Lawler Royal British Legion 1500 Open Forum for Questions Commander Richard Pethybridge Naval Regional Command Eastern England 1545 Closing Remarks Colonel Vic Matthews London District 7RIFLES and Newham Council celebrate Dame Vera Lynn s 100th Birthday March 2017

5 Useful Armed Forces Covenant Contacts Royal Navy Commander Richard Pethybridge Army - HQ London District Mrs Alex Page alex.page232@mod.gov.uk Royal Air Force Wing Commander Chris Owen aircmd_londonlo@yahoo.co.uk Reserve Forces and Cadets Association Mrs Debbie Wilkinson gl-commeng@rfca.mod.uk All of today s presentations can be found at armed-forces-covenant Ealing Armed Forces Day Parade June 2017

6 Useful Links Armed Forces Covenant Armed Forces Covenant Fund Veterans Gateway Veterans UK London Veterans Service Directory of Armed Forces Charities Forces in Mind Trust London HIVE (Information network for the Service community) NHS Choices - Healthcare for the Armed Forces Community MOD Children s Education Advisory Service Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Businesses that have signed the Armed Forces Covenant

7 Charity Information Naval Families Federation Army Families Federation Royal Air Force Families Federation COBSEO /5 Royal British Legion Stoll SSAFA ABF The Soldiers Charity Combat Stress BLESMA

8 The Mayor of Havering visiting 4 PARA s Open Day April 2016 With grateful thanks to the London Borough of Wandsworth for hosting today