Compact Week 2007

Compact Week provides opportunities to showcase the Compact and raise awareness of best practice, new developments, and debate across the sector and all levels of government. Compact Week presents valuable opportunities to make the Compact work better for you.

Compact Week 1 - 8 November 2007

Compact Now | Next

Just what does the Compact mean now and where might it take us next?

Let us know what you did for Compact Week 2007 here

Get involved in helping to raise awareness of the Compact's achievements, showcase your work in driving the Compact forward and celebrate, share and learn from best practice whilst stimulating debate across all levels of government and the third sector.

• How is the Compact being used now?
• How could the Compact be used more effectively?
• What might the Compact look like for the next 10 years?

Find out more about Compact Week in previous campaign years here

See how Compact Voice are supporting Compact Week.

Phil Hope, Minister for the Third Sector supporting Compact Week said;

"Compact Week is a chance to celebrate the achievements of the Compact which, since 1998, has existed to ensure good partnerships between government, at all levels, and third sector organisations. Throughout the week government departments and offices for the regions will be engaging in activity to promote the Compact and raise awareness of its principles among public and civil servants.

"We have already built a solid foundation for Government, the newly-established Commission, Compact Voice and other stakeholders to work closely to ensure the Compact becomes firmly embedded in the way we do business. I'm committed to the Government's work to strengthen the Compact - from putting new investment into the Commission, which we are planning to do later this year, to placing the Compact on the curriculum of the third sector training programme for 2000 commissioners of public services that's due to launch early in the new year.

There's clearly more to do, but I am pleased that we have already seen firm progress within central government with many departments already signed up to three year funding as the norm and expectation for others to do so from April."