“A new principles-based arrangement for re-setting the relationship between UK Government and civil society.”
The Civil Society Covenant was launched in July 2025. Shaped by over 1,200 organisations since it was first announced in October 2024, including national charities, trade unions and local campaigners, it sets out how government and communities will work together to deliver lasting change. To view the Civil Society Covenant, further information on its launch, and other resources to help put the Covenant into practice, view the links below on Gov.uk
Resources to help put the Covenant in practice.
Media company Civil Society has gathered the responses of charity leaders to the Covenant here who welcome it but warn it ‘mustn’t stall at warm words’. Read the article here: