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Working out compact agreements helps local partners understand each other’s priorities and constraints, e.g, helping voluntary sector partners understand the public sector’s statutory requirements, and public sector partners understand the independence and diversity of the voluntary sector. There is an expectation on the part of the government that where compact signatories are also involved in the LSP, the LSP will adopt compact standards to guide the conduct of its partnership. In Dudley, and many other areas, the LSP has been pro-actively involved in drawing up and endorsing the local compact. The “Compact culture” has resulted in several changes in government strategy, recognising that pressures from increasing involvement in local partnerships and service delivery require an increase in resource for the voluntary and community sectors. The main changes include, ChangeUp (funding for the sector’s infrastructure and capacity), Futurebuilders (boosting the sector’s public service delivery capacity), Making Partnership Work (how the NHS works with the sector), and Think Smart - think voluntary sector (procuring services from the sector). In April 2005, the Home Office launched a consultation (until 12th July 2005) on Compact Plus, its vision for strengthening the current Compact, supporting the its implementation and codes of practice. The opt-in Compact Plus scheme is more streamlined than Compact and involves, inter alia, a kitemark or quality assurance scheme for voluntary and community sector organisations and changes to strengthen public sector procurement procedures. The Compacts in Warwickshire and Dudley have both been commended at the Compact Annual Meeting (held in April 2005 by the Compact Working Group, Government Ministers and the Local Government Association) for their “Implementation and Review” processes.
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