Commission for the Compact
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Birmingham
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CVS CASE Kent, which was recognised at last night’s Compact Awards, has said the future of its compact is under threat as it has been forced to make its compact officer and engagement officer redundant due to loss of funding.
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Majority support local Compacts, but perceptions blurred, finds survey
Niki May Young
17 Aug 2011
17 Aug 2011
Tags: Compact
Results of the first Annual Local Compact Survey by Compact Voice show that 88 per cent of local areas believe “the Compact is important and that effort needs to be made to implement it in full”.
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New think tank publishes analysis of civil society and government relationship 2
Gareth Jones
21 Jul 2011
21 Jul 2011
Tags: Collaborations
Civil Exchange, a new think tank which will examine how civil society and the state can work better together, has officially launched with a series of think pieces from sector luminaries.
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Richard Corden joins Helen Donoghue's public affairs agency
Tania Mason
8 Jun 2011
8 Jun 2011
Tags: Human resources
Richard Corden, former chief executive of the Commission for the Compact and veteran of numerous civil service roles working with the voluntary sector, has joined Helen Donoghue’s public affairs agency Central Lobby Consultants.
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Fears for Compact as government ignores final Commission report 1
Niki May Young
13 Apr 2011
13 Apr 2011
Tags: Compact
Representatives from the Office for Civil Society, including Nick Hurd, ignored calls for their input into the evaluation of the Compact overseen by the Commission for the Compact as its final act before closing its doors on 31 March.
What ideas are shaping the government’s approach to Big Society, and how might they evolve in future? Jeremy Kendall provides his political guide.
The Commission for the Compact stands by its earlier comments that the renewed Compact has been "significantly weakened" by changes made by the coalition government, after the agreement was launched last night.
The Commission for the Compact is to publish a round-up report looking at the impact of the Compact and its possible future implementation.