I attach below details of a report on the development of local compacts between voluntary and community sectors and local public
bodies, including local government. This may be of interest to
readers; the report is published on Monday.
New report
CONTRACT OR TRUST?
The role of compacts in local governance
by Gary Craig, Marilyn Taylor, Mick Wilkinson and Kate Bloor with Surya
Monro and Alia Syed
New local partnerships, or compacts, of varying kinds are now being
developed across the UK, involving a range of local public agencies
including councils, health bodies and Learning and Skills Councils.
This report is the first national evaluation of how this new approach
to partnership working is being implemented at a local level.
Based on 12 detailed case studies in England, Scotland and Wales, the
report describes the development of the compacts, highlights some of
the major barriers to effective partnership working, and offers key
lessons from their development to date. It also addresses the
particular difficulties faced by marginalised groups, such as small
community groups and organisations representing black and minority
ethnic communities.
Paperback £10.95
ISBN 1 86134 379 5
Published by The Policy Press in association with the Joseph Rowntree
Foundation
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