VYON ANNUAL CONFERENCE COMPACT PLUS

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VYON ANNUAL CONFERENCE COMPACT PLUS

• Mark Blake
• Compact Working Group

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Introducing the Compact

• National Compact launched in 1998
• The Compact has 5 codes of practice
• They give groups enforceable rights (like 12
  week consultation periods and full cost recovery)
• Government recognises the sectors independence
  (right to campaign without risking funding)
• The Compact has improved sector relations with
  government and even more so with local public
  bodies
• 4 in 5 areas have a published Local Compact

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Why a Commissioner is needed

• The Compact needs teeth on implementation and
  compliance including an accreditation system
• It makes so many promises a focus on key
  commitments is needed to make it work properly
• A Compact way of working needs to be better
  promoted so that partnership is improved
• Boosting the sectors public service delivery
  role has been slow the funding and procurement
  agenda needs a harder push
• So, the sector has supported Government proposals
  to upgrade the Compacts mechanisms(Compact
  Commissioner and CE now being appointed)

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What can the youth sector do?

• Use the Compact as a reference point for
  assessing partnership working and engaging young
  people in society, including having a voice that
  is heard
• Ensure youth organisations are working together
  through networks such as VYON and make Compact
  working a campaigning theme
• Get youth groups involved in working with local
  public bodies through Local Compacts to
  contribute their expertise and influence service
  and volunteering policy
• Use the Compact as a way into working with
  government departments on policy and funding
  programmes and holding them to account for their
  Compact performance
• Lobby the Commissioner on the Youth Sectors
  needs