The Kent Compact Emma Barrett, The Kent Compact Officer January 2006

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The Kent Compact Emma Barrett, The Kent Compact
OfficerJanuary 2006

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The Kent Compact

• What are Compacts and whats in the Kent Compact?
• How is the Kent Compact applied?
• Why have a Compact?
• Examples of Kent Compact in practice

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The Kent Compact

• What are Compacts?

A Compact is an agreement, enhanced by additional
Codes, between the Voluntary Community Sector and
the Public Sector to improve their relationship
for mutual advantage
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Whats in the Kent Compact?

• Aims Objectives
• Visions Values
• Undertakings
• Kents County Council and Voluntary Community
  Sector working together

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How is the Compact applied?

• FORMAL GROUPS
• Kent Compact Implementation Group
• Local District Steering Groups
• INFORMAL GROUP
• Compacts in Kent Group

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Why have a Compact?

• Policy framework of good practice
• Communication
• Mutual respect
• Partnerships
• Cohesion
• Transparency
• Deliver better services together

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Examples of Kent Compact in practice

• Service Agreement between KCC Social Services and
  Voluntary Community Sector
• Brighter Futures Group, Invest to Save Budget 7
• Kent Compact stall at the KCC Funding Fair,
  staffed by KCC and Kent Community Action Network
  working in partnership

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Who to contact? Kent Compact

• www.kent.gov.uk/compact compact_at_kent.gov.uk
• The following posts are currently funded until
  April 2006
• Emma Barrett Liz Silk
• KCC Compact Officer Kent CAN Coordinator
• emma.barrett_at_kent.gov.uk liz_at_kentcan.org
• 01622 694920 07999 727073
• Permanent KCC Social Services Compact Area
  Champions
• Brian Clacy Laura MacLeod
• Lead Compact Champion West Kent Compact
  Champion
• brian.clacy_at_kent.gov.uk laura.macleod_at_kent.gov.u
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• 01622 691814 0774 018 4631
• Trevor Williams John Barnes
• Mid-Kent Compact Champion East Kent Compact
  Champion
• trevor.williams_at_kent.gov.uk john.barnes_at_kent.gov.
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• 01233 898520 01843 860000