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The original 1998 Compact and five Codes of Practice
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The Concise Compact Guide
The Concise Compact Guide
[PDF 495KB, 32 pages]
Designed to act as a reference tool and checklist to help public sector and third sector organisations.
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The Compact
The Compact (1998) [PDF 216KB, 18 pages]
The Compact on relations between government and the voluntary and
community sector
Download a summary of the Compact [PDF 36KB, 2 pages]
Codes of Good Practice
BME Code [PDF 208KB, 24 pages]
Download a summary [PDF 36KB, 2 pages]
Find out more about the BME code
Community Groups Code [PDF 247KB, 46 pages]
Download a Summary [PDF 36KB, 2 pages]
Find out more about the Community Groups code
Consultation & Policy Appraisal Code [PDF 211KB, 20 pages]
Download a summary [PDF 32KB, 2 pages]
Find out more about the Consultation & Policy Appraisal Code
Funding & Procurement Code [PDF 255KB, 36 pages]
Download a summary [PDF 36KB, 2pages]
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Volunteering Code [PDF 270KB, 22 pages]
Download a summary [PDF 60KB, 2 pages]
Find out more about the Volunteering Code
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