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Funding announced for voluntary organisations working in health and social care

Submitted on 23rd August 2013 at 14:13
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The Department of Health have made funding available to voluntary organisations that work to improve health and social care in England.

Compact Voice and Office for Civil Society publish joint action plan

Submitted on 14th August 2013 at 09:55
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Today Compact Voice and the Office for Civil Society have announced a joint action plan, which sets out clear activities for both to strengthen use of the Compact across government departments.

Have your say on Cabinet Office's draft action plan on open data and open government

Submitted on 6th August 2013 at 14:11
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The Cabinet Office's Open Government Partnership are encouraging feedback on the draft action plan ‘From Open Data to Open Government’.

Department of Health respond to our query about short consultation times

Submitted on 17th July 2013 at 15:26
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Compact Voice recently wrote to the Department of Health querying the short timeframe for their consultation into migrant access to the NHS. We asked for clarification about the process of engagement after concerns were raised by one of our members.

Read the response from the Department of Health here.

Compact implementation prominent in government business plans

Submitted on 27th June 2013 at 11:39
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Government departmental business plans for 2013-14 have now been published, and for the second year running, the Compact is included as a cross-departmental priority.

The plans outline how respective departments will be implementing the Compact and working in partnership with the voluntary and community sector. Compact Voice is pleased that the Compact is prominent in many departmental plans – several have included tangible, positive activities which they will be undertaking to strengthen their relationship with the voluntary sector through the Compact.

Compact Voice annual survey now open

Submitted on 26th June 2013 at 11:32
Annual survey 2013

The annual survey is now closed. Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill it out!

 Compact Voice's third annual survey of local Compacts is now open. The survey will allow us to gather vital information about the health of local Compacts across England.

This year, the survey also includes questions relating to key policy developments affecting voluntary organisations.Tell us the issues affecting you for a chance to win a Kindle.

Government's first Social Value Ambassador appointed

Submitted on 13th June 2013 at 11:09
Chris White MP and Don Foster MP at Compact Week conference

It has been announced today that Chris White MP will become the government's first Social Value Act ambassador.

White, who authored the original Act, will be working closely with Local Authorities and the voluntary sector to raise awareness of the Public Services (Social Value) Act, which came into force earlier this year.

Guidance on maintaining the independence of local Healthwatch published

Submitted on 4th June 2013 at 14:28
Healthwatch England and Compact Voice

On 1 April 2013, local Healthwatch organisations became responsible for promoting the patient and public voice.

Healthwatch England have worked with Compact Voice to produce a guidance note, outlining how local Healthwatch can maintain their independence.

Compact principles ‘high priority’ for Ministry of Justice’s ‘Transforming Rehabilitation’ agenda

Submitted on 29th May 2013 at 15:17
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Commitment to the Compact has been accepted as a ‘high priority’ for the Ministry of Justice's ‘Transforming Rehabilitation’ agenda following a report from 3SC.

The report was published in March after MoJ commissioned the organisation to devise an action plan to "set out what voluntary and community sector organisations need to do in order to overcome the barriers which prevent them from competing in the Payment by Results (PbR) market place".

Welsh government refreshing its relationship with the voluntary sector

Submitted on 24th May 2013 at 15:54
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The Welsh Government have just announced a new consultation, which focuses on refreshing the Welsh Government’s relationship with the voluntary sector in Wales.

The consultation aims to 'strengthen and renew the relationship between Welsh Government and the Third Sector in Wales in an open and collaborative way'.

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