Decision details

Armed Forces Covenant

Decision Maker: Lead Member for Children and Families

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To discuss and agree to the pledges outlined by the ‘East Sussex County Council Armed Forces Covenant’ document.

The Lead Member will sign the Armed Forces Covenant as the Armed Forces Champion and Lead Member for Children and Families.

Decisions:

9.1       The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Childrens’s Services regarding the Armed Forces Covenant.

 

DECISIONS

 

9.2       The Lead Member RESOLVED to:

 

1)  note the change to the current Armed Forces Covenant for East Sussex County Council;

2) agree to the pledges outlined by the East Sussex County Council Armed Forces Covenant document; and

3) sign the updated Armed Forces Covenant

 

Reasons

 

9.3       In order to continue demonstrating support to the Armed Forces Community, and to aim for Gold Accreditation on the Employers Recognition Scheme in 2023, East Sussex County Council will need to re-submit a bespoke Armed Forces Covenant by 1 March 2023.

 

Report author: Abigail Funnell

Publication date: 14/02/2023

Date of decision: 14/02/2023

Decided at meeting: 14/02/2023 - Lead Member for Children and Families

Effective from: 21/02/2023

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