Welcome to the Buckinghamshire Compact website.  From here you can find out about current Compact developments, read about the background to the Compact and download copies of the documents.

What is it?

The Bucks Compact provides a framework for the relationship between the public sector and the voluntary and community sector (VCS).  It sets out a number of principles and good practice guidelines which both sectors have agreed to adopt, with particular commitments around funding and procurement, volunteering and consultation.

There are currently three Compact documents.  The original Compact was published in 2004.  Codes of Practice on Funding and Procurement and Volunteering have subsequently been published (in 2006) which developed these priority areas in more detail.

Development

The Compact Steering Group is the multi-agency partnership responsible for developing and implementing the Compact locally and includes representatives of frontline and infrastructure VCS organisations, the County and District Councils, the Primary Care Trust (PCT) and Thames Valley Police.

Importance

The aim of the Compact is to improve the working relationship between the public and voluntary and community sectors for mutual advantage and community gain.  Implementing Compact best practice is integral to building and sustaining a strong and vibrant VCS.  It ensures that public sector organisations are providing the best possible support to VCS organisations to deliver their own services and activities.  It also helps VCS organisations make a meaningful contribution to how the public sector designs and delivers its own services, on behalf of service users.

Contacts

If you need to report a breach of the Compact or if you would like to contact the Compact Steering Group please send an email to compact@buckscc.gov.uk.