Compacts are agreements held between organisations to improve and maintain the relationship between them.
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, is pleased to be a fully signed up member of Hampshire County Council's 'One Compact' however, whilst 'One Compact' gives general guidance on how relationships between statutory bodies and voluntary\community sector organisations should operate, changes need to be made locally to meet these aims. Therefore in Basingstoke and Deane a 'Local Compact Implementation Group', was set up in 2006 to enable all members to actively roll out a ‘Compact way of working’ in their organisations.
Terms of reference and an action plan were agreed but the group has not met recently as efforts have been prioritised towards the Voluntary and Community Sector Development Strategy.
Links to other support provided to the Voluntary & Community sector
The Compact is only one aspect of the Council's ongoing relationship with the voluntary and community sector as there are other initiatives occurring including:
For further information on any of these areas please contact
Mark Thorpe
Neighbourhood Development Unit
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Civic Offices
London Road
Basingstoke
RG21 4AH
Telephone (01256) 845624
Fax (01256) 845200
mark.thorpe@basingstoke.gov.uk
