Community Benefits delivered this year under existing contracts include: Activity Number Student trainee achieved professional qualifications 1 Apprentices recruited 2 Volunteering events to support community initiatives 8 Development opportunities for trainee British Sign Language 1 interpreters Mentoring young people to improve interview skills 1 Work experience for students 1 Donations of excess equipment to charity for re-use 2 We recognise that embedding community benefits has been challenging and we will continue to develop our approach to agreeing, monitoring and reporting them.