Bicester Motion Limited
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 Bicester Motion Limited 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 Bicester Motion Limited 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
- Armed Forces Day
- Armed Forces Charities
We also pledge the following:
promoting the fact that we are an annedforces:friendly organisation; custodians ofa unique ex-111ililC11J’ site, and work lo preserve the histo,y and narrative ofthe Armed Forces in Bices/er, advocacy in Bicester: encouraging on-site specialist businesses to adopt and support these measures, and to help their own Covenant co111111ilmenls, advocacy in the ind11st1J1: promoting the Armed Forces Covenant and positive business behaviours across the historic 1110/or indusl1y; in our work and through the t’vlission A111011101ive initiative, seeking lo support the employment ofArmed Forces Service Leavers, Service spouses and partners, where possible; endeavouring lo offer a degree a/flexibility in granting leave for Service spouses and partners before, during and afier a partner’s deployment; seeking lo support our employees who choose lo be members ofthe Reserve forces, including by acco111111odaring their training and deployment 111here possible; offering support lo our local cadet units, either in our local community or on sire, where possible; working closely with Se111ice Charities, to help them lo help those most in need, including those who have leji the Services woundec/, i1Jured or sick, throughfimdraising and events. to support the ‘Veterans@Heritage ‘ outreach programme which hosts a monthly meeting on site with access lo our facilities and Specialists, when and where possible; aiming lo participate in local Armed Forces Day activities; and to mark Remembrance, providing opportunities for Armed Forces Veterans lo.Join the Volunteer scheme on site; endeavouring to offer an events discount lo members ofthe Armed Forces Co11111111nily where possible
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.