A Compact for CamdenA Compact for Camden

Framework agreement between the Framework agreement between the Voluntary and Community Sector and Voluntary and Community Sector and Public Sector partners in CamdenPublic Sector partners in Camden

Working in partnership – a Working in partnership – a Compact way of workingCompact way of working

A Compact is an agreement that improves A Compact is an agreement that improves relations between local public bodies and relations between local public bodies and voluntary and community groups for mutual voluntary and community groups for mutual advantageadvantageA Compact is a living document setting values, A Compact is a living document setting values, principles and commitments for how best to work principles and commitments for how best to work together to achieve more for the local communitytogether to achieve more for the local communityA Compact is a way of working in partnership A Compact is a way of working in partnership that gets it right together rather than wrong alonethat gets it right together rather than wrong alone

Aims of A Compact for CamdenAims of A Compact for Camden

Widen the community's access to decision-making processes.

Develop the relationship between and across sectors at all levels

Improve communication and information flow between organisations and with the general public.

To develop the network between public bodies and voluntary and community organisations.

Examples of a CompactExamples of a Compactway of workingway of working

LB Camden Tenant Participation CompactLB Camden Tenant Participation Compact

BME Consultative Forum Terms of Reference BME Consultative Forum Terms of Reference

Safe as Houses InitiativeSafe as Houses Initiative

HAZ Funding Process 2005-06HAZ Funding Process 2005-06

What supports partnership working What supports partnership working between public bodies and voluntary between public bodies and voluntary and community groups?and community groups?

partnership rulespartnership rulesmutually supportive processmutually supportive processadequate and supported representation of the voluntary adequate and supported representation of the voluntary and community sector and community sector equal treatment of partners, sharing out partnership roles equal treatment of partners, sharing out partnership roles and no vetoes or unilateral decisionsand no vetoes or unilateral decisionsunderstand each other’s priorities and constraintsunderstand each other’s priorities and constraintsmanage conflict positivelymanage conflict positivelycommunity accountability and shared informationcommunity accountability and shared informationencourage local groups to run projects encourage local groups to run projects review how the partnership is working and not just the review how the partnership is working and not just the outcomesoutcomes

What is in it for you?What is in it for you? What is in it for public bodies?What is in it for public bodies?

Demonstrates commitment to partnership workingDemonstrates commitment to partnership workingBetter relations – better decisions – better servicesBetter relations – better decisions – better services

What’s in it for the voluntary and community groups?What’s in it for the voluntary and community groups?

Enabling and supportive public bodiesEnabling and supportive public bodiesConsultation and involvement that worksConsultation and involvement that works

What’s in it for everyone?What’s in it for everyone?Stated promises Stated promises A process for sorting out things that go wrongA process for sorting out things that go wrongBuilding relations that change how partners behave, engage and Building relations that change how partners behave, engage and work togetherwork together

Concerns and how the Compact can Concerns and how the Compact can seek to allay themseek to allay them

VCS may be concerned that:VCS may be concerned that:their campaigning role may jeopardise their funding by their campaigning role may jeopardise their funding by public bodiespublic bodiesunequal relationship between VCS and public bodiesunequal relationship between VCS and public bodiestheir involvement may be “tokenistic”, they may be taken their involvement may be “tokenistic”, they may be taken for granted and/or overstretchedfor granted and/or overstretched

Ways of addressing these concerns include:Ways of addressing these concerns include:Rights of VCS to manager their own affairsRights of VCS to manager their own affairsRight of VCS to pursue their aims independentlyRight of VCS to pursue their aims independentlyFair allocation of resources to the VCSFair allocation of resources to the VCSPromotion of effective infrastructure for VCSPromotion of effective infrastructure for VCS

Concerns and allaying them Concerns and allaying them cont’d…………cont’d…………

Public bodies may be concerned that:Public bodies may be concerned that:VCS is not representativeVCS is not representativeVCS is not accountableVCS is not accountableVCS is not consistentVCS is not consistent

Ways of addressing these concerns include:Ways of addressing these concerns include:endorsement of Compact by VCS bodiesendorsement of Compact by VCS bodiesdesignated VCS named contact on Compact designated VCS named contact on Compact ensuring proper representation by VCSensuring proper representation by VCSpromoting equality and social inclusion by VCSpromoting equality and social inclusion by VCS

Implementation check listImplementation check list

Resources and ResponsibilityResources and Responsibility

Application and UseApplication and Use

ComplianceCompliance

EvaluationEvaluation

AwarenessAwareness

Who should join up to a Compact?Who should join up to a Compact?

AT NATIONAL LEVELAT NATIONAL LEVELCentral Government Departments, New Deal Central Government Departments, New Deal Partnership Boards and other Government Partnership Boards and other Government Agencies, Compact Working Group (on behalf of the Agencies, Compact Working Group (on behalf of the Voluntary & Community Sector (VCS)Voluntary & Community Sector (VCS)

AT LOCAL LEVELAT LOCAL LEVELAll local public bodies – Local Authorities, Local All local public bodies – Local Authorities, Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs), Learning and Skills Strategic Partnerships (LSPs), Learning and Skills Councils (LSCs), Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), Councils (LSCs), Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), Emergency services. All local VCS organisations.Emergency services. All local VCS organisations.

Partnership Boards

LOCALLOCALCOMPACTCOMPACT

Service Planning

Scrutiny Process

CommunityCommunity StrategyStrategy

LSP LSP

Partners in Service Delivery

Best Value

InformalInformal JointJoint WorkingWorking

Local Compact links

Compact Partners includeCompact Partners includeAcute NHS Hospital Trusts (UCLH and Great Ormond Street)Acute NHS Hospital Trusts (UCLH and Great Ormond Street)Business Camden Town PartnershipBusiness Camden Town PartnershipCamden CouncilCamden CouncilCamden Housing Association & Co-op ForumCamden Housing Association & Co-op ForumCamden NHS Primary Care TrustCamden NHS Primary Care TrustCamden Network of NetworksCamden Network of NetworksHolborn Business PartnershipHolborn Business PartnershipJob Centre PlusJob Centre PlusJoint Chairs of GovernorsJoint Chairs of GovernorsLearning and Skills CouncilLearning and Skills CouncilLondon Fire BrigadeLondon Fire BrigadeMetropolitan PoliceMetropolitan PoliceTavistock and Portman NHS TrustTavistock and Portman NHS TrustVoluntary Action CamdenVoluntary Action CamdenUniversity College LondonUniversity College London

Using the CompactUsing the Compact

Some ways the Compact can be useful:Some ways the Compact can be useful:

Best Value ReviewsBest Value Reviews

Inspection ProcessInspection Process

Partnership programme bidsPartnership programme bids

Development of area CompactsDevelopment of area Compacts

Compact Action PlanCompact Action Plan

The Camden Compact includes an Action Plan. The Plan The Camden Compact includes an Action Plan. The Plan

sets out undertakings which are the responsibility of:sets out undertakings which are the responsibility of:

all organisationsall organisations

public bodiespublic bodies

voluntary and community sectorvoluntary and community sector

Compact GroupCompact Group

What should you do now?What should you do now?

Read the CompactRead the Compact

Relate it to your work areaRelate it to your work area

Work out who will take it forwardWork out who will take it forward

Work out how it will be taken forwardWork out how it will be taken forward

Make it come aliveMake it come alive

Compact GroupCompact Group

Monitor, evaluate and oversee the Monitor, evaluate and oversee the development and implementation of the development and implementation of the Compact especially:Compact especially:

Produce an annual implementation monitoring Produce an annual implementation monitoring reportreport

Review performance and plan for the next yearReview performance and plan for the next year

To develop mechanisms to share learning To develop mechanisms to share learning across all sectorsacross all sectors

Tenant Participation CompactTenant Participation CompactA CompactA Compact way of working in actionway of working in action

““The Tenant Participation Compact has made a real The Tenant Participation Compact has made a real difference to the way we work together ..and produces difference to the way we work together ..and produces better results”better results” (Neil Litherland, Director, Camden (Neil Litherland, Director, Camden Housing and Adult Social Care)Housing and Adult Social Care)

““It provides a framework within which to reconcile both It provides a framework within which to reconcile both the needs of those who live in Camden properties, and the needs of those who live in Camden properties, and the services provided by Members of the council and the services provided by Members of the council and council staff (council staff (Tom McGarry, Chair of the Tenant Tom McGarry, Chair of the Tenant Participation Compact Monitoring BoardParticipation Compact Monitoring Board

For further information about For further information about A Compact for CamdenA Compact for Camden

See See www.camdencompact.org.ukwww.camdencompact.org.uk

See See www.vac.org.uk/compact.www.vac.org.uk/compact.htmhtm

www.camden.gov.ukwww.camden.gov.uk and search and search under under Compact for CamdenCompact for Camden