The Gloucestershire Compact
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Gloucestershire Compact newsletter 2008 (download in pdf format)
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.
Gloucestershire launched a revised county-wide Compact in November 2006. The document forms an agreement to support better partnership working between the voluntary and community sector (VCS) and public sector agencies.
The Gloucestershire Compact was first launched in May 2004. Since then the Compact has been developed and updated to include 6 Codes of Practice on Black and Minority Ethnic Organisations, Community Groups, Consultation, Funding and Procurement, Multi–sector Partnerships and Volunteering.
A multi-sector steering group, involving key public sector agencies and voluntary and community groups was responsible for its development, and over 300 people including voluntary and community and public sector staff and councillors were consulted in the process.
In 2005, Gloucestershire received a national commendation for the partnership approach to Compact development and in 2006 won a gold commendation from the National Compact Group for its contribution to supporting VCS engagement in Gloucestershire’s Local Area Agreement.
The Gloucestershire Compact and its Codes - available to download in pdf format
How was the Gloucestershire Compact developed?
The Gloucestershire Compact was developed by a multi-sector Compact Steering Group (which has now become the Gloucestershire Compact Group), formed after a conference to launch the process in March 2003 and supported by the Assembly Team.
The main Gloucestershire Compact and the Funding and Finance Code were initially launched in May 2004, and since then multi-sector working groups have developed the remaining Codes through meetings, events and email discussions. The Funding and Finance Code and Conflict Resolution Procedure have also been recently revised to take account of local experience and national developments.
Why have a Compact?
Having an effective local Compact can lead to better relations between the sectors, and so to better decisions and better services. For public sector partners commitment to partnership working is necessary for many external audits and inspections. For voluntary and community groups it can mean having local public bodies that are supportive and enabling, as well as consultation and involvement that works.
Sign-up to the Gloucestershire Compact
Organisations must sign a form in order to formally “sign-up” to the Compact.
Only organisations that have signed-up to the Compact can use it to challenge another organisation who they feel may be in breach of it. Only organisations who have signed up to the Compact will receive the support of the Compact Group, both in implementing it, but also in resolving any conflicts that may arise due to breaches of the undertakings. In order to be effective, the Compact Group is encouraging as many organisations as possible to sign up
The following organisations have signed up to the Gloucestershire Compact so far.
Gloucestershire Compact Sign Up 2008
Organisation/Agency |
Contact person |
Gloucestershire Infrastructure Group |
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Cheltenham & District Volunteer Centre |
Hazel Lonsdale |
Cheltenham VCA |
Angela Gilbert |
Cotswold CVS |
Jane Winstanley |
Forest Voluntary Action Forum |
Tim Fretter |
Gloucester VCA |
Sally Pickering |
Gloucestershire Neighbourhood Project Network |
Michelle Preston |
Gloucestershire Rural Community Council |
Lesley Archer |
Tewkesbury District Council for Voluntary Service |
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Tewkesbury Volunteer and Help Centre |
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VCA (Stroud District) |
Doreen Frusher |
Other Voluntary and Community Organisations |
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Age Concern Gloucestershire |
Christina Snell |
Barton & Tredworth Community Trust |
Mahmoud Patel |
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers |
Ian Ross |
Cheltenham & District Carers and Families |
Julie Wales |
Cheltenham Disability Forum |
Hilary James |
Citizens Advocacy Trust Gloucestershire |
Gill Glover |
Coney Hill Neighbourhood Project |
Val O’Connor |
Co-operative Futures |
Jo White |
County Community Projects |
Cordell Ray |
Cruse Bereavement Care |
Ken Edwards |
Fair Shares Gloucestershire |
Lawrence Hughes |
Forest of Dean Crossroads |
Pamela Graham |
Furniture Recycling Project |
Ian Ellis |
GARAS |
Adele Owen |
GAY-GLOS |
Robin Agascar |
Gloucestershire Chinese Womens Guild |
Mew Ning Chan |
Gloucester Law Centre |
Anne Whitworth |
Gloucestershire Malayalee Association |
Dr Theodore Gabriel |
Gloucestershire MS Info and Therapy Centre |
Marion Hirlehey |
Gloucestershire Playing Fields Association |
Julie Tegg |
Gloucestershire Rape Crisis Centre |
Mandy Ollero |
Gloucestershire Resource Centre |
Lin Mathews |
Gloucestershire Young Carers |
Helen Predgen-Lay |
Gloucestershire Youth Housing Association |
Jane Shackleton |
Hesters Way Neighbourhood Project |
Kevin Devaney |
Hesters Way Partnership |
Andrew Hayes |
Info Buzz |
David Pearce |
Listening Post |
Sheila Appleton |
Living Independently in Gloucestershire |
Pam Ayers |
Mitcheldean Juniors Football Club |
Rob Coopey |
Mothers Union |
Jean Searle |
Oxbode Housing Association |
Jim Dickson |
PATA |
Sue Barker |
People and Places in Gloucestershire |
Miranda Steele |
Play Gloucestershire |
Pippa Levett |
Rethink |
Anne Kendall |
Severn Athletic Club |
T.L. Haines |
Share Young People’s Counselling Services |
David Furminger |
St Georges Association |
Celia Kay |
Stroud Beresford Group |
Chris Westhead |
St Vincents |
Becky Evans |
Teens-in-Crisis |
Julie Vale |
The Cheltenham Federation |
Kevin Daws |
The Family Haven |
Lorraine Barrett |
The Prince’s Trust |
Samantha Morris |
Young Anglers Project |
Keith Urch |
Public Sector |
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Cheltenham Borough Council |
Geoff Sloman |
Cotswold District Council |
Cllr Sir Edward Hasfall |
Forest of Dean District Council |
TBA |
Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust |
Di Billingham |
Gloucestershire County Council |
Margaret Sheather |
Gloucestershire Partnership NHS Trust |
Jennifer Berry |
Gloucester City Council |
Sue Oppenheimer |
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital NHS |
Alison Griffin |
Gloucestershire Constabulary |
Neil Mantle |
Probation Gloucestershire |
Garry Holden |
Stroud District Council |
Karen Toole |
A printable version of this list can be downloaded here.
If your organisation wishes to sign-up please complete the forms below.
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Partner Registration Form (VCS) (download in word-format)
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Partner Registration Form (Public Sector) (download in word-format)
For more information on the Gloucestershire Compact please contact the Assembly Team.
