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 Covenant

We, Binary Spiders Ltd, will endeavour to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant:

• Members of the Armed Forces Community should not face disadvantages arising from their service in the provision of public and commercial services.
• In some circumstances special provision may be justified, especially for those who have given the most, such as the injured or bereaved.

Section 2
Demonstrating our Commitment

We recognise the contribution that Service personnel, reservists, veterans, the cadet movement and military families make to our organisation, our community and to the country. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant by supporting them in the following areas:

Employment

• Support Reservists by offering them additional days of annual leave (paid/unpaid) in order to carry out their duties.
• Offer work placements, insight days, mentoring schemes and/or guaranteed interview schemes to Veterans seeking employment.
• Support the employment of Service spouses, partners and dependants, offering short-notice leave to those whose partners are sent on deployment; and working with the tri-Service Families Federations.
• Enable complete remote-working which might benefit the mobile Armed Forces Community, especially partners and spouses.

Communications

• Promote the Armed Forces Covenant, the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and our support for the Armed Forces Community to your staff, customers/service users, supply chains and the wider public.
• Support or promote Armed Forces events, such as Armed Forces Day/Week, Reserves Day, the Poppy Appeal and Remembrance activities.
• Use the Covenant and Employer Recognition Scheme logos in our communications and marketing.
• Create a dedicated Armed Forces Covenant page on our website.
• Develop relationships and work collaboratively with other organisations supporting the Covenant and the Armed Forces Community in our locality/region.

Commercial

• Offer commercial discounts for members of the Armed Forces Community and other Armed Forces Covenant signatories.