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Get a real-life account of what it's like to work within the the Compact through the eyes of genuine front-line staff. Read accounts from staff leading up to the Compact Debate, and get a rare view from people who are involved at almost every stage of the Compact – the Commissioner for the Compact, the Policy Team and Local Compacts (from the Public and Third Sector).
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- One big advance the new national Compact
- Aug 17 2010 As someone who has worked in both the statutory and voluntary sectors, I sometimes think that positive stereotypes of the voluntary sector among statutory sector people are as much a barrier to understanding as the negative ones.Posted by SIMON BANKS
- Introducing the new CICS!
- Aug 4 2010 Hi, my name is Dawn Carr and I have recently joined the Commission for the Compact as its new Implementation Adviser. Since starting my role, I have been in discussion with various local authorities, PCTs and various VCS nationwide about the Compact and the barriers to implementation...Posted by DAWN CARR
- A Compact first in East Sussex!
- Aug 4 2010 Earlier this year the East Sussex Compact steering group decided to start approaching Parish/Town Councils to encourage them to become Compact signatories...Posted by PAUL RIDEOUT
- Using the Compact as a framework of Good Practice
- Aug 4 2010 Locally there’s some uncertainty about the current status of the Compact and what it will look like in the future...Posted by JASON STAMP
- Compact Awards 2010 - Nomination deadline looming
- Aug 2 2010 We are busy putting together our entry for Compact Awards 2010 to meet the August 11th closing date. This year we have our eyes fixed on the Local Partnerships Award and, as last year, we keep thinking “Are we good enough? Have we done enough? Can we compete with other partnerships across the country which have the kind of resources we can only dream about?”Posted by JAQUI BALL









