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North Norfolk District Council is applying for its its silver award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, following its achievement of the bronze award last year. Silver award holders must have signed up to an Armed Forces Covenant, and ensure their workforce is aware of positive policies towards defence people issues. The decision to apply for the award was made at the council’s cabinet meeting on Monday, March 6. Erpingham ward councillor John Toye, himself an armed forces veteran, said at the meeting: “As the armed forces member for the council, I’d like to thank officers for the work they’ve put into this. “We need to remember that all armed forces personnel, even though they are paid, are volunteers - they give willingly for us whether it is at home or abroad.”If the council achieves its silver rating it will then aim for gold, which involves extra conditions including giving employees who are reservists at least 10 days’ additional full-paid leave for training.