Policy and legislation

Compact Voice have responded to the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) consultation into 'Improving local government transparency'.

This update was produced as part of Compact Week 2012. It contains an overview of some of the work Compact Voice has undertaken with various departments over the preceding 12 months, and a information on how each central government department is taking an active role in promoting the principles of the Compact.

This briefing aims to help local Compact groups to get to grips with the concept of social value - and in particular the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, which comes into force in January 2013.

It provides an overview of what social value is, describes the key aspects of the Act, and discusses how it relates to the principles contained in both the national and local Compacts.

In July 2012, Oliver Letwin, Minister for Policy in the Cabinet Office, issued a written statement introducing new guidance about how government will undertake consultations.

This statement reiterates our position on these changes, outlines implications for local Compact groups and lists next steps.

This briefing note provides information about how the principles of the Compact and their use locally can help deliver better communities.

It highlights how these principles are complementary to those found in the Department for Communities and Local Government’s recently published ‘Best Value Statutory Guidance', and gives practical advice about how both can be used to ensure more effective partnerships.

This briefing was jointly produced by Compact Voice and the Department for Communities and Local Government. 

This guidance provides a detailed overview of the new health landscape, providing information about local health reform, how it will impact upon local Compact partnerships and what local Compacts can do to influence and engage with the new health landscape.