The Gloucestershire Compact is an agreement between a range of local public sector agencies and the voluntary and community sector. It is not a legally binding document, but the Compact is an approved and signed policy, and affects Government and the sector's conduct.
The voluntary and community sector is constantly changing and comprises an extremely broad and diverse range of groups and organisations, from national and international charities employing large numbers of staff to small neighbourhood based groups run entirely by volunteers. These groups relate to the public sector in very different ways. We aim to ensure that the Gloucestershire Compact and its Codes of Practice provide a flexible enough framework to accommodate this diversity.
The Gloucestershire Compact is an agreement between a range of local public sector agencies and the voluntary and community sector, underpinned by Codes of Practice, which are being developed to cover the following areas:
- Consultation and Policy Appraisal
- Funding and Finance
- Human Resources: Staff and Volunteers
- Black and Minority Ethnic Voluntary and Community Organisations
- Community Groups
- Multi-agency Partnerships
The ethos of the Compact is that by developing a better understanding of each other's needs, both sectors can work together to find better ways of doing things in the future.
For more information about the Gloucestershire Compact, please contact the Gloucestershire Federation of Local Agencies (FOLDA) at:
FOLDA
C/o Gloucester CVS
75-81 Eastgate Street
Gloucester
GL1 1PN
Tel: 01452 332424
Email:
Useful Links
The following links provide access to other websites, which provide information about the compact and its development and introduction:
