The Compact Debate was a three month campaign to discuss the future of the Compact and the role of the Commission for the Compact.

The debate closed on Monday 10th November and reccommendations have now been made from the Comission to the Minister for the Third Sector.

The Key Recommendations included;

• That the Compact remains a voluntary agreement and that no further consideration be given to converting it into statutory form.

• That the Compact and Codes be rewritten into a single document, with particular consideration given to the implications for Local Compacts of a revised national Compact. The redrafting should take account of, and refer to, the new local performance framework, Local Strategic Partnerships, Local Area Agreements and the Comprehensive Area Assessment.

• That the Commission be mandated to begin the work of revising and rewriting the Compact forthwith, according to a consultative process to be agreed between the Compact parties.

• That the Commission for the Compact be established as a statutory corporation as described in 4.3 of the Report on the debate about the future of the Compact (November 2008). The statute establishing the Commission should also provide that, in the exercise of its functions, the Commission should act independently, having first agreed its business plan with the Secretary of State.

You can download the full recommendations report here...

For more information on the deabte see www.thecompact.org.uk