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The Wiltshire Compact aims to improve the quality of life for people in Wiltshire. It will do this by improving partnership working arrangements and developing the understanding between the statutory and voluntary sector. The Compact is a set of principles within which the statutory and voluntary sector agree to work. The benefits to people living in Wiltshire will include:
The Compact will support the development of healthy and vibrant communities in Wiltshire. For further information click on the links below or go to our "Contact Us" page. | |||||
LATEST NEWS---LATEST NEWS---LATEST NEWS 2008A great deal has happened to the Wiltshire Compact during 2008. The Compact Board has been actively involved in the review carried out by Wiltshire County Concil (WCC) and Wiltshire NHS (formally wiltshire PCT) on the sunject of working with the Voluntary Sector. The results of the review have seen a number of recommendations being endorsed by WCC Cabinet and Wiltshire NHS trustee board. It has been recognised that the Wiltshire Compact is directly connected with six of these recommendations. A number of recommendations refer to a new Funding Framework. The work to achieve this by October 2009, is being overseen by the Compact Board. At the present time the Compact Board, including WCC and Wiltshire NHS are identifying resources to carryout this task. A working group has been set up by the Compact Board to start the process of reviewing the Wiltshire Compact and its Codes of Practice. The group is made up of representatives from the statutory and voluntary sectors. The group will prepare a draft document which the Compact Board will be circulating for consultation with all sectors in early 2009. The review will also include looking at membership of the Compact Board. Already the Board has been joined by the Len Turner the Chair of WFCAP(Wiltshire Forum of Community Area Partnerships). This move was taken in a move to make the Wiltshire Compact more relevant to partnership working in Wiltshire. The aim is to ensure that the Wiltshire Compact is fully integrated into the new family of partnerships across the county. If anyone would like to contribute to this process we invite you to send your thoughts via our contact page on this website. Rex Webb, Independent Chair of the Wiltshire Compact Board. 15 September 2008: COMPACT AND CODES UNDER REVIEW>>> At the next meeting of the Compact Board on Thursday 25th September 2008 work will commence on reviewing and upgrading the Wiltshire Compact and its' Codes of Practice. Board members will identify who is going to lead this work and who else needs to be involved. If you feel you are able to contribute to this process and would like to help out, please contact us via our contacts page. We will then be in touch to see how you can help. We look forward to hearing from you............ January 2008 - The Wiltshire Compact Board has appointed an independent Chair for the first time. Rex Webb, from Salisbury has been appointed to this role. He has experience of working in both the statutory and voluntary sectors. Rex says "I am exited to have been given the opportunity to Chair the Board. A lot of good work has gone into developing The Wiltshire Compact and it's codes of practice. I am looking forward to the challenges ahead and being able to help the board to embed the Compact principles across the statutory and voluntary sector." | |||||
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