The Compact is an agreement between statutory organisations (such as District and Borough Councils) and the voluntary and community sector which seeks to improve relationships to mutual advantage. Basically it's about partnership, working together and, more importantly, understanding each other.
West Sussex has had a Compact since 2001 but it's recently been updated and revised, partly in response to interest in developing local Compacts across the County. The launch of the revised West Sussex Compact happened in March 2005 at a Voluntary Sector Forum.
The document contains a set of commitments made by both sides together with specific 'Codes of Good Practice' in
- Volunteering
- Black and Ethnic Minority Groups
- Community Groups
- Funding
- Consultation
The document has an implementation and action plan and a Compact Implementation Group - recently renamed Building Stronger Partnerships, West Sussex Compact in Action - has been set up to monitor progress. Organisations are being invited to 'sign up' to the principles contained in the document. See the 'Compact Links' boxes on the right for more about the Compact and how you and your organisation can get involved.
The Compact document is in PDF format - to download a free copy of Adbobe Acrobat ReaderTM please
click here.
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Compact Links
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Click Here to download the West Sussex Compact Document which was launched at the Voluntary Sector Forum on
17th March 2005.Latest revision:September 2007
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For full information on the Compact launch, including presentations and speeches, Click Here.
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To see a list of organisations already signed up to Compact,
Click Here.
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If you would like more detail on the Countywide Compact Revision, or you wish to sign up, please contact Safder Mohammed, Compact/NI7 Development Officer at VOLG on 01403 787940 or via the Contact Page.
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