National

Today the National Audit Office (NAO) has published the findings from their inquiry into how government departments are implementing the Compact in their work. 

The inquiry - announced as part of the accountability and transparency measures which accompanied the renewed Compact in 2010 - highlights some key issues and makes a number of recommendations to improve departmental activities.

Compact Voice recently wrote to the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley to express concerns we had heard from some local groups, that changes to the health policy landscape weren’t recognising the role that the Compact – both nationally and locally – should have.

Compact Voice has written to Third Sector magazine in response to a recent editorial about the Merlin Standard and partnership working between the voluntary and community and private sectors.
 
A short version of the letter was published in the 6 December print edition of the magazine, and the full version is published below.

The Government Equality Office have responded to a letter from Compact Voice about the 'Red Tape Challenge' into equalities. In the letter we raised concerns about the exercise taking the place of a full and comprehensive consultation into any proposed changes to the Equality Act. Read the response to our queries, and let us know what you think of it.

Compact Voice have responded to the Government Equalities Office consultation 'Equality Act 2010: The public sector Equality Duty: reducing bureaucracy'.

The Making Sense series of events has now ended. Compact Voice welcomed delegates from across the country in three afternoon sessions aimed at practical partnership solutions in these changing times.