Compact Week
To mark this year’s Compact Week (1 to 8 November), the Commission for the Compact published a ‘Concise Compact Guide’, designed to act as a reference tool and checklist to help public sector and third sector organisations.

Click here to download the Concise Compact Guide.

 

The week also saw the winners of the annual Compact Awards announced. Click here for more information on the Compact Awards and to view winners

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The Compact Code of Practice: Funding and Procurement

The final version of the Compact Code of Practice:
Funding and Procurement for North Tyneside has been published and is now available to download here.

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NAVCA Policy on Statutory Powers for the Compact

NAVCA (National Association of Voluntary and Community Action) recently held a survey of its members to gather the wider views surrounding the statutory powers for the Compact debate. A summery report can be downloaded here.

 

The responses formed the basis of a paper, which was discussed at a Trustees Board Meeting in July. On the basis of this, NAVCA Trustees have agreed the following policy positions:

• Local authorities and primary care trusts should be required by law to develop a local Compact agreement which would meet minimum standards.
• The Commissioner for the Compact should have statutory powers similar to those of the Children's Commissioner.
• Further research and debate is needed before NAVCA can develop a policy position on the issue of whether Compact agreements themselves should have a statutory basis, which would mean that there would be legal implications to Compact breaches.

NAVCA now looks forward to playing an active role in the developing research and debate in to the future of the Compact. Click here for more information.