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Eastleigh Compact
Launched in March 2004 The Eastleigh Compact document is a
written agreement between the voluntary and community sector in
Eastleigh.
The Compact is an agreement between Eastleigh Borough
Council and voluntary and community sector organisations. It
outlines how all parties will work together and would normally
outline a framework for working together in the future. It is a
mutually agreed document which represents the interests of
voluntary and community organisations and the public sector who
share a fundamental aim to serve and represent the interests of
local people and communities.
The compact is not a legal document; it is a public statement of
intent. It is a mutual agreement between those organisations who
wish to sign up to it.
Many local groups have signed up to the Eastleigh Compact and
have received a Certificate.
Any other groups wishing to sign up should contact the Community
Development Team on 02380 688017 for further information.
The benefits of the Eastleigh Compact to the voluntary and
community sector are:
- To ensure that resources are used effectively and not
wasted.
- To give consistency in relationships between Eastleigh Borough
Council and voluntary and community sector.
- To have a framework to allow issues to be resolved in a
constructive way.
- To increase awareness about the role of each sector.
- To extend the capacity of the voluntary and community sector to
participate in decision-making processes.
- To allow the voluntary and community sector better access to
resources within the public sector, funding, partnerships,
consultation, contracts, capacity building, equal opportunities and
volunteering.
Eastleigh Compact helps organisations with a range of issues
including funding, partnerships, consultation, contracts, capacity
building, equal opportunities and volunteering.
Eastleigh Compact Steering Group is made up of a group of
representatives from the Voluntary and Community Sector and has
produced four Codes of Good Practice. These are Funding,
Volunteering, Consultation and Combined. The Working Group
are also keen to act as a way of communicating issues that affect
groups in Eastleigh to the Statutory Sector in order to resolve
problems.
For further details about the the Eastleigh Compact please
contact the Community Development Team at Eastleigh Borough Council
community.development@eastleigh.gov.uk
or One Community reception@1community.org.uk
A similar agreement exists at National Government level and also
Hampshire County Council who have produced 'One Compact for
Hampshire'.
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