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| | Clause 2, page 2, line 2, in the title of AFA 2006, after ‘forces’, insert ‘, to |
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| | recognise the special role and status of the armed forces, to make provision for the |
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| | Clause 2, page 2, line 4, after ‘359A’, leave out ‘Armed forces covenant report’ |
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| | and insert ‘The Military Covenant’. |
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| | Clause 2, page 2, line 5, leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert— |
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| | | ‘(1) | In this Act, the “Military Covenant” shall have the meaning in Schedule (The |
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| | | (2) | An authority to which this section applies shall, when making a decision of a |
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| | | strategic nature about how to exercise its functions, have due regard to the |
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| | | (a) | In deciding how to fulfil a duty to which it is subject under subsection (2), |
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| | | an authority must take into account any guidance issued by the Secretary |
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| | | (b) | In producing any such guidance, the Secretary of State shall consult such |
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| | | bodies or persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate. |
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| | | (4) | The authorities to which this section applies are— |
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| | | (a) | a Minister of the Crown; |
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| | | (b) | a government department; |
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| | | (c) | a county, metropolitan, city or district council; |
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| | | (d) | the Greater London Authority; |
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| | | (e) | a London borough council; |
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| | | (f) | the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local |
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| | | (g) | the Council of the Isles of Scilly; |
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| | | (h) | a Strategic Health Authority established under section 13 of the National |
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| | | Health Service Act 2006, or continued in existence by virtue of that |
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| | | (i) | a Primary Care Trust established under section 18 of that Act, or |
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| | | continued in existence by virtue of that section; |
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| | | (j) | a regional development agency established by the Regional Development |
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| | | (5) | The Secretary of State may by regulation amend section 1 so as to— |
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| | | (a) | add a public authority to the authorities that are subject to the duty under |
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| | | subsection (1) of that section; |
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| | | (b) | remove an authority from those that are subject to that duty; |
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| | | (c) | make the duty apply, in the case of a particular authority, only in relation |
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| | | to certain functions that it has; |
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| | | (d) | in the case of an authority to which the application of the duty is already |
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| | | restricted to certain functions, remove or alter the restriction. |
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| | | (6) | In subsection (5) “public authority” means an authority that has functions of a |
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| | | (7) | A failure in respect of a performance of a duty under section 1 does not confer a |
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| | | cause of action at private law. |
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| | | (a) | The Secretary of State shall annually lay before each House of Parliament |
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| | | a report (the “Military Convenant Report”) on how the Military |
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| | | Convenant has been implemented since the last report was produced |
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| | | (b) | When preparing the report, the Secretary of State shall consult— |
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| | | (i) | any guidance issued by the Secretary of State on the detailed |
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| | | principles of the Military Convenant and Her Majesty’s |
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| | | aspirations relating to the Military Covenant; |
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| | | (ii) | representatives of the Armed Forces; |
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| | | (iii) | the Royal British Legion; |
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| | | (iv) | representatives from Armed Forces charities; |
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| | | (v) | the body known as the “Military Covenant Panel”; |
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| | | (vi) | other interested parties. |
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| | | (c) | The first Military Covenant Report to be laid under this section shall be |
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| | | laid before both Houses of Parliament by 1 November 2011. |
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| | | (9) | The Secretary of State shall appoint persons to form a panel known as the Military |
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| | | (10) | In appointing persons to the Military Covenant Panel, the Secretary of State shall |
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| | | have regard to the requirement of securing that the Military Covenant Panel |
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| | | includes persons who are members or former members of— |
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| | | (b) | charities representing the Armed Forces; |
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| | | (c) | charities assisting the Armed Forces; |
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| | | (d) | the body known or formerly known as the External Reference Group; |
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| | | (e) | other interested parties. |
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| | | (11) | In appointing persons to the Military Covenant Panel, the Secretary of State shall |
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| | | have regard to the requirement of securing that the Military Covenant Panel |
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| | | includes persons who (between them) have experience in, or knowledge of— |
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| | | (c) | charities representing the Armed Forces; |
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| | | (d) | charities assisting the Armed Forces. |
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| | | (12) | The Military Covenant Panel shall have the duty of— |
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| | | (a) | publishing an annual report (the “Military Covenant Panel Report”) on |
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| | | the way which the Secretary of State has implemented the Military |
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| | | (b) | the duties or functions conferred upon it by other provisions of this Act |
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| | | (13) | The Military Covenant Panel may, in the performance of its duties, seek |
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| | | information from or give advice to any body or person. |
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| | | (14) | The Secretary of State shall lay the Military Covenant Panel Report before |
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| | | (15) | The Military Covenant Panel Report shall be published separately from the |
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| | | Military Covenant Report to be reported by the Secretary of State under the duty |
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| | | at section 4 (“Military Covenant Report”) of this Act. |
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| | | (16) | The Secretary of State has a duty to issue guidance (“the Principles of the Military |
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| | | Covenant and the Government’s ambitions”) outlining and reviewing detailed |
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| | | principles of the Military Covenant and the aspirations of Her Majesty’s |
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| | | Government relating to the Military Covenant at least once every five years. |
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| | | (17) | The first “Principles of the Military Covenant and the Government’s ambitions” |
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| | | guidance should be published by 1 November 2011.’. |
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| | Clause 2, page 2, line 40, leave out subsection (6). |
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| | To move the following Schedule:— |
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| | | 1 | The United Kingdom’s commitment to its Armed Forces is made in |
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| | | recognition that a career in the Armed Forces differs from all others. The |
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| | | Military Covenant recognised that Service personnel agree to sacrifice certain |
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| | | civil liberties and to follow orders, including orders to place themselves in |
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| | | harm’s way in the defence of others. In return, the United Kingdom shall help, |
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| | | support and reward people who serve in the Armed Forces. |
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| | | 2 | No member of the Armed Forces shall suffer inequalities of outcome arising |
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| | | from their Service when accessing public services. |
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| | | 3 | Members of the Armed Forces should have continuity of access to public |
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| | | services during their service.’. |
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