About the Compact
What is the Gloucestershire Compact?
The Gloucestershire Compact is an agreement between key local public sector agencies (including county and district authorities) and the voluntary and community sector, to support and improve partnership working between the sectors.
The Gloucestershire Compact sets out values, principles and commitments on how best the sectors can work together to achieve more for the local community. It is underpinned by six Codes of Practice which contain specific undertakings for the public sector and the voluntary and community sector, as well as a series of joint undertakings, to improve partnership working.
Read the codes by following the link to the Compact Codes, or visit Compact Voice for a national perspective.
Someone else’s office is the place to be! Consider Compact Shadowing
Curious about public sector partners? Want to find out more about a particular voluntary organisation or an area of work?
GAVCA Partnerships Team is able to broker shadowing opportunities between the voluntary and community sector and the public sector in the county.
You can either offer to be a host to someone wanting to take up a shadowing opportunity, or you can shadow someone from a different sector yourself – and it’s even better if you do both!
The aim of the Gloucestershire Compact is to improve the relationships between the public and voluntary / community sectors and the Compact Shadowing Programme helps to do this through increasing participants’ understanding what’s it’s like “on the other side”. In 2009 over forty people took part. All participants found it a hugely positive and interesting experience. One commented:
“I have a greater understanding of the huge amount of knowledge and experience that they [the VCS] can contribute to the strategic planning process”
So if you are passionate about partnerships and want to take part, contact Hannah Gorf on 01452 522600 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
To view the Gloucestershire Compact, click here.
Busy Person's Guide to the Gloucestershire Compact
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This guide is for anyone who would like a brief overview of the Gloucestershire Compact and can be downloaded below.
It is a concise, four-page summary of what the Compact is all about, giving you and your organisation essential information on: -
- What the Gloucestershire Compact can do for you
- The key undertakings of public and voluntary sector organisations that underpin the Compact
- Codes of Good Practice for organisations working in different areas
- Mediation and advice on what to do in the event of a dispute
Hard copies are available on request by contacting Hannah Gorf, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. /01452 522600.
