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Background information on the Big Society
Published by Compact Voice in 2011, this briefing note provides background information on the coalition government's Big Society initiative. It should be read alongside the briefing note 'Big Society and the Compact'.
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Submitted on 17th June 2011 at 14:17
- Resource Section
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- Briefings and responses
- Background information on the Big Society
- Best Practice Guide for Local Authorities and the VCS
- Best Value Guidance and the Compact: Briefing note
- Best Value Guidance and the Compact: Briefing note
- Best Value Guidance: Compact Voice response
- Big Society and the Compact
- Briefing: Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman
- Briefing: Participatory Budgeting and the Compact
- Commission for the Compact's final report
- Compact Voice response to Government Equalities Office consultation
- Compact Voice response to NHS listening exercise
- Compact Voice response to Open Public Services White Paper
- Economic and Social Benefits of Applying the Compact
- Empowering the Voluntary Sector: Best Value Statutory Guidance briefing
- Guidance for Local (Parish and Town) Councils on the Compact
- Local Government Ombudsman - Compact briefing
- National Government and the Compact – recent developments
- Renewed Compact - Consultation Response
- Statement from Compact Voice about changes to Cabinet Office guidance on consultation
- Statement from Compact Voice about changes to Cabinet Office guidance on consultation
- The Compact & You: A Guide for the Black & Minority Ethnic Voluntary Sector
- The case for statutory sector support for local Compacts
- Help with cuts
- Case Studies
- Braintree: Using the Compact to guide the transferring of services
- Braintree: Using the Compact to guide the transferring of services
- Commissioning improved at Bristol City Council
- Compact Advocacy case study: Reaching an understanding despite funding cuts
- Compact Spotlight on South Gloucestershire
- Compact Spotlight on South Gloucestershire
- Compact-compliant way of dealing with budget cuts in Calderdale
- Comparing local Compacts
- Cumbria: Using the Compact when negotiating contracts
- Cumbria: Using the Compact when negotiating contracts
- East Sussex: Measuring success
- Elected members take the lead in Shropshire
- Gateshead - a winning partnership
- Hertfordshire: Surviving a Compact stress-test
- Improved Procurement Processes at Essex County Council
- Kensington & Chelsea: Partnerships across borough boundaries
- Kent Fire and Rescue Service breathes new life into the Compact
- Lancashire United Against Hate - Advancing Equality
- Lewisham: bridging the gap
- Local Compacts at Work
- North Lincolnshire: Compact-proofed funding cuts
- Oldham: Embedding the Compact in a new Cooperative structure
- South Lakeland: Transferring Assets to Town & Parish Councils
- South Lakeland: Transferring Assets to Town & Parish Councils
- Stockton: Empowering the Voluntary and Community Sector
- Surrey: Honesty is the best policy
- Watford Borough Council: building VCS resilience in the context of cuts
- Wiltshire: integrating the Compact into local strategy
- Wolverhampton: One contract for the voluntary sector
- Publications
- Accountability & Transparency Guide
- Annual Local Compact Survey 2011: Results
- Annual Local Compact Survey 2012: Results
- Annual Local Compact Survey 2012: Results
- Better Together: Preparing for local spending cuts to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector
- Central government's implementation of the national Compact
- Commissioning Guidance for Public Bodies
- Compact Advocacy Case Study: Challenging a county council funding decision
- Compact Implementation Guide for Community Groups
- Compact Implementation Guide: For Black and Minority Ethnic Voluntary Organisations
- Compact Implementation Guide: For Black and Minority Ethnic Voluntary Organisations
- Compact Voice Impact Report 2010
- Compact Voice Impact Report 2011
- Compact and Procurement Law
- Effective Dispute Resolution Tactics
- Ensuring Meaningful Engagement when Consulting
- Guide to finding your commissioner
- Guide to using FOI in Campaigning
- Help for local Compacts on informing and influencing new health landscape
- Help for local Compacts on informing and influencing new health landscape
- Impact Report 2009
- Independence Matters
- Independence report: Dancing to our own tune
- Lewisham Compact Code of Practice: Commissioning Guidelines
- Local Compacts: A User Guide
- Make procurement work for you by using your Compact
- Righting Public Law Wrongs: Challenge Unfairness
- The Renewed Compact
- What Makes A Successful Local Compact
- Working Better Together: Implementation Guide for Community Groups and Local Public Bodies
- Tools
