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The Compact
26th November 2013
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About Compact Voice
• Charity representing thevoluntary and communitysector on Compact
• Co-signatories onnational Compact
• Membership organisation
• Representative board
• We provide training andresources
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What is the Compact?
• Outlines key principles toenable good partnershipworking between thesectors
• Sets out undertakings forthe Government and forCSOs (VCS)
• Accompanied by the
Compact Accountabilityand Transparency Guide
Simon Blake, Chair of Compact Voice
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The Compact – 5 key principles
• A strong, diverse andindependent civil society
• Effective and transparentdesign and development ofpolicies, programmes andpublic services
• Responsive and high-qualityprogrammes and services
• Clear arrangements formanaging changes toprogrammes and services
• An equal and fair society
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Tameside Compact
• Launched in April 2002,second edition published 2004
• Originally overseen by theTameside Compact Group and
later the Cross Sector PolicyGroup
• States 7 shared principles andvalues
• Includes a resolution of
disputes framework
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Why the Compact is important
• Clear sense of how to worktogether and what to expect
• Recognition that workingtogether brings more benefit to
communities than workingalone
• Helps to build strongerpartnerships
•Enables both sectors to managedisputes by outliningexpectations
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Policy developments and the Compact
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• Compact Voice and the Office for Civil Society have
produced a joint action plan, which sets out clear
activities for both to strengthen use of the Compact
across government departments.
• The National Audit Office’s report into government
implementation of the Compact, published in 2012,
included a number of recommendations that the joint
action plan aims to address
Recent Developments
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• Government departmental business plans for 2013-14
were published in June, and for the second year
running, the Compact is included as a cross-
departmental priority.
• Commitment to the Compact was accepted as a ‘high
priority’ for the Ministry of Justice's ‘Transforming
Rehabilitation’ agenda following a report from 3SC
Recent Developments
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• The Open Government Partnership (OGP) NationalAction Plan has now been published.
• It sets out a series of commitments the UK governmentis making to improve transparency, participation and
accountability.
• The plan makes reference to Compact principlesthroughout, particularly Principle 2, which outlines theneed for effective and transparent design and
developments of policies, programmes and publicservices.
Recent Developments
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• Survey results reveals highest ever level of support for
the Compact
• 89% of respondents to the survey from both the
voluntary and statutory sector agreed that the‘Compact is important and effort needs to be made to
implement it in full’
• Resourcing, publicity, awareness and leadership from
local senior officials seen as most important toimplementation
Recent Developments
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Publications
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• A series of blogs and briefings were produced from the
survey on Best Value Guidance and Funding, Payment
by Results, Social Value, Independence, the New
Health Landscape
• Blogs written about events, networks and topical
issues
• Case studies written on engagement, partnership
working, equalities, Compact panels, funding andpromoting the Compact to Town and Parish Councils
Blogs/Case studies
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• Lobbying Bill briefing - overview, practical impact
• The Compact and PCC’s and CCG’s guidance notes
• Best Value and the Compact
• Guidance on maintaining the independence of localHealthwatch
• Understanding Commissioning and Procurement: A
Guide for Local Compacts
• Social value – implications for local Compacts
Publications
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• The Department for Communities and LocalGovernment (CLG) consultation into 'Improving local
government transparency'
• Ministry of Justice's consultation into proposed
reforms to the Judicial Review process.
• Welsh Assembly Investigation into making the
Compact statutory
• Department of Health querying the short timeframefor their consultation into migrant access to the NHS
Responses/Consultations
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• Oldham – Statutory Providers and the sectordeveloped a Cooperative Charter, an ethical framework
for Commissioning and a range of cooperative pilots to
test new ways of delivering Council services.
• The leadership shown by the Council and its key
partners to create a Cooperative Borough has created
an exciting, dynamic environment – one in which the
values and benefits of working with voluntary andcommunity sector is recognised and embedded into
mainstream practice.
Examples of how it has been used
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• Bury/Rochdale - Greater Manchester Fire and RescueService joined with ADAB, a local voluntary
organisation in Bury, to make the community safer.
• Community workshops were held in Bury and Rochdale
to recruit and train BME volunteers, who have then
delivered home safety checks, fitting thousands of
smoke alarms.
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Awareness raising sessions and a DVD were produced• Community Participation from a diverse range of
groups has increased
Examples of how it has been used
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•Manchester – The Safer Streets project delivers streetoutreach twice weekly to individuals and communities
that are affected by sex work, anti-social behaviour
and child sexual exploitation. The outreach is planned,
timetabled and delivered collaboratively by SurvivorsManchester, The Men’s Room and Mancunian Way.
• This way of working can open up clearer pathways for
individuals to begin a journey of change in their lives.• This project was shortlisted for an annual Compact
Impact award 2013
Examples of how it has been used
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•Get to know your local and national Compact
• Reference it if/and when necessary
• Use it to influence the new landsacpes
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Get involved to help reinvigorate the TamesideCompact
• Raise awareness and increase publicity
• Contact Ben for further information about future plans
• Use Compact Voice resources to link it to policies and
topical issues
Future Options
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Questions? Comments?
Cath Cook
07507780379
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