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Thanet Compact – Compact Awards 2008
In September, Thanet Compact Implementation Group put forward an application for the annual Compact Awards by the Commission for the Compact.
The Compact Awards demonstrate the Compact in action, recognising and celebrating the excellent partnership working taking place between the third sector and the public sector on a local, regional and national level.
Chairman Barry Coppock and Sarah Phippin, TDC
collecting the Thanet Compact Highly Commended
Award from Sir Bert Massie, Commissioner
for the Compact - 5th November 2008
We are thrilled to announce that the work of the Thanet Compact has been highly commended in the Local Compact of the Year category by the Commission and two of our TCIG members have been invited to an awards luncheon and evening reception at Number 11 Downing Street to accept their certificate. Well done everybody!!
Thanet compact implementation group
At the last meeting of Thanet Compact Implementation Group it was agreed that we would write to the three hundred Voluntary & Community Organisations operating within Thanet inviting them to sign up to the Thanet Compact. It was also agreed that we would write to all Statutory Sector Chief Executives asking them to include reference to and adhere to the spirit of the Thanet Compact when drafting service level agreements and contracts with Voluntary & Community Sector organisations operating across Thanet.
A disputes and consultation procedure for the Thanet Compact
The Thanet Compact Implementation Group is currently in the process of drafting a Disputes Procedure which will be aligned with the Kent Partners Compact and the National Compact. The document will be a procedure for resolving issues that concern partners who have signed up to the Thanet Compact and issues that concern the Compact itself. This document is aimed to run alongisde any previously established procedures and will not replace or override any organisations' complaints and appeals process which is already in existence.
Alongside the Disputes Procedure will run a model for a Consultation Process which is also in the process of being drafted by the Thanet Compact Implementation Group.
Training
Thanet Compact Impletmentation Group are currently working together with local Voluntary Sector Infrastructure organisations and other Voluntary & Community Sector Groups to develop a training programme highlighting the benefits of partnership working.
