What is the Compact?

The Compact is an agreement between the Government and the voluntary and community sector made in November 1998. It aims to improve the relationship between the two sectors for mutual advantage. The Compact is made up of five codes of good practice. The codes outline principles and undertakings of both government and the voluntary and community sector.

The five Compact Codes of Good Practice are:

*Funding and Procurement
*Consultation and Policy Appraisal
*Black and Minority Ethnic Voluntary and Community Organisations
*Volunteering
*Community Groups

Almost all local authority areas have now developed a local Compact in partnership with the voluntary and community sector. For those areas that have not yet developed local Codes of Good Practice, the national code documents still apply and can be used together with the local Compact.

Find out more up-to-date information about The Compact by visiting The Compact Website or the Compact Voice Website 

Other useful useful documents on The Compact for Manchester and nationally can be found below.  

- Changing Times: The Compact For Manchester - From the Gio Project, Oct 2008

- The Manchester Compact - The Manchester Compact as produced, March 2006