Compact
If it’s working together it’s Compact and if it’s Compact it’s working together, if it’s good practice it’s Compact and if it’s Compact it’s good practice
The purposes of this page are
- To tell you about what the Compact is and how it works nationally and in Bromley
- Provide you with information and links to find out more
- Provide local “Compact Champions” and others with resources
Background
The Compact is an agreement between voluntary sector and public bodies about how they work together for local communities – how they are “Better Together” and was first agreed in 1998.
A “Renewed Compact” was recently agreed and published by the coalition government and Compact Voice and you can see more information in the downloads section but in summary it set out mutual promises covering five outcomes:
- A strong, diverse and independent civil society
- Effective and transparent design and development of policies, programmes and public services
- Responsive and high-quality programmes and services
- Clear arrangements for managing changes to programmes and services
- An equal and fair society
Like most areas Bromley has a local Compact. This has five sections
- Partnership
- Resources
- Consultation, participation and involvement
- Volunteering
- Monitoring and implementation
The Bromley Compact is implemented by a Steering group and a network of Compact champions for whom a range of resources have been developed.
To keep up with latest information on Bromley Compact please visit our e-news service
Links
For more information about the Compact and news from around the country visit
www.thecompact.org.uk/ - the main Compact website with all the documents, more resources and examples of the Compact in use.
www.compactvoice.org.uk/ - the voice of the voluntary sector on the Compact – and lots of useful resources and discussions
For resources on how you can use the Compact in your own organisation visit http://www.compactvoice.org.uk/resources
If you want to know more about the Bromley Compact Steering group and the Bromley Compact Champions Network (or to join the network) either visit the downloads section below or email Stephen Blann Policy & Networks Officer 020 8315 1907
Downloads
- Making it more than a document
- Bromley Compact Steering Group
- Compact Steering group minutes
- Bromley Compact Champions Network – your chance to play your part
Bromley Compact Champions resources
- The Bromley Compact The Bromley Compact - full version - 58 KB
- Compact Champions Launch - Presentation PowerPoint 3.9 mg or available as PDF I.9 Mb
- Model presentation for Compact Champions - PowerPoint 114 Kb or available as a PDF 62Kb
- What does a good compact look like? A simple “Crib-sheet”
- Some handy tips on consultation - “consultation road map”
- Make sure we record our successes - fill in the reporting template for the LSP
- Bromley Compact Champions Network newsletters
Other resources from Comapct Voice and others include:
- The Renewed Compact and Accountability and Transparency Guide
- Local Compacts - a User Guide
- Local Compact Champions Pack
- They are the Champions – Role and impact of local Compact champions
- “What makes a successful local Compact” report
- Working Better Together: Implementation Guide for Community Groups and Local Public Bodies
- Commissioning and Procurement law Compact guidance
- Commissioning Guidance for Public Bodies
- Independence Matters
- Best Practice Guide for Local Authorities and the VCS
- Better Together: Preparing for local spending cuts to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector
- Commission for the Compact's final report
Archive
Previous Compact Events in Bromley
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