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Big Society and the Compact
Published by Compact Voice in 2011, this briefing note provides information about the relationship between the Coalition Government's Big Society initiative and the Compact, including some key lessons that those delivering the Big Society can learn from the Compact.
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Submitted on 17th June 2011 at 14:15
- Resource Section
- Case Studies
- Commissioning improved at Bristol City Council
- Compact Advocacy case study: Reaching an understanding despite funding cuts
- Compact-compliant way of dealing with budget cuts in Calderdale
- Comparing local Compacts
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 Voice Impact Report 2010
- Compact and Procurement Law
- Effective Dispute Resolution Tactics
- Ensuring Meaningful Engagement when Consulting
- Guide to finding your commissioner
- Guide to using FOI in Campaigning
- 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
- Briefings and responses
- Background information on the Big Society
- Best Practice Guide for Local Authorities and the VCS
- 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
- The Compact & You: A Guide for the Black & Minority Ethnic Voluntary Sector
- The case for statutory sector support for local Compacts
- Tools
- Help with cuts
- Case Studies

