It is a written agreement between the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) and the public sector detailing how they will work together for the benefit of communities.  More than that, it is a way of working - setting out shared values, principles and commitments made to each other to improve the way we all work together, consult and make decisions.

 

 

There is an over-arching statement, which sets out the prinicples, undertakings and commitments to work together for mutual advantage.  This is underpinned by specific codes of practice on key areas of collaboration.  To date the group has developed and published five codes of practice, on Information and Communication, Consultation, Funding, Volunteering and Black and Minority Ethnic Groups.

Strategically, responsibility for the implementation and monitoring of the North Yorkshire Compact rests with the North Yorkshire Strategic Partnership. A cross-sector Steering Group comprising representatives from many of the signatories to the North Yorkshire Compact continues to develop and review its terms and provisions to reflect the realities of local circumstances and oversee implementation.

 

 

A full list of current signatories is available here.  If you are interested in signing up to the North Yorkshire Compact, or think you have already signed up, please contact Kay Ritchie, NYSP Compact Secretariat at Kay.Ritchie@northyorks.gov.uk or 01609 536947.

 

Quick guide to the Compact

 

If you would like to read a quick guide to the National Compact and the principles that underpin the North Yorkshire Compact, take a look at the Concise Guide to the Compact produced by the Commission for the Compact.