What is the Bury Compact?
The Compact is a written agreement between the voluntary and community sector and Bury Council and our partners to improve and enhance working relationships thus making them more effective. It sets out the shared principles and commitments that will underpin our relationship and provides a framework for a new approach to partnership to guide our work together. It:
- helps us understand and value the roles, nature and contribution of different kinds or organisations;
- has undertakings on both sides and mechanisms to make sure it works;
- sets standards for communication, consultation and support; and
- provides a practical tool to help us work together in partnership.
The Compact is for all voluntary and community organisations, no matter how small and for other public sector bodies, such as the Police, the PCT, Bury College and others. Therefore all organisations have much to gain from the Compact as it provides an open, clear and accountable framework to work to serve the interests of local people and communities.
The Compact also provides an opportunity to develop local Codes of Practice (following central Government's example) on a range of issues that are important to the voluntary and community sector, such as, funding; consultation and communication; volunteering, black and ethnic minority groups; community development and community groups, amongst others.
You can download or view the Bury Compact leaflet (560kb 8 page pdf) which explains what the Compact is all about. Currently we have over 40 organisations who have signed up to the Compact.
Please note that the Compact is currently under review and a revised Compact is being developed. New details will be published here when they are available. In the meantime, please direct any questions about the Compact to Andy Walken at Bury Council (telephone 0161 253 5935).
Links to other relevant sites
The Compact – information about the local and central government compacts and codes of practice, including Compact newsletter.
Compact mediation service.
