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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.
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 awareness event for Voluntary and community organisations
- Do you want to see improvements to the services provided in Thanet?
- Would you like to help improve the way the Third Sector and Statutory Agencies Work together?
- Do you want better partnerships and more transparent working?
An Event to raise awareness of the Thanet Compact will be held on Thursday 30th October at 10.00am to be held in Margate Media Centre, Margate Old Town. The meeting will finish at 1.10 pm with a buffet lunch.
There will be three national speakers:
Paul Barasi from Compact Voice
Nick Drew from the Commission for the Compact
Ingela Andersson from NCVO (Compact Advocacy)
The speakers will be discussing:
- The history of the Compact
- What the Compact can do for you
- The benefits of the Compact
- Using the Compact to best effect
- Independence in the Third Sector
Space is limited, so to book your place please contact us or phone CASE Kent on 01843 588780 for more information. Reservations must be made by 17th October 2008.
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.
