Aims of A Compact for Camden
- To widen the community's access to decision-making processes.
- To develop the relationship between and across sectors at all levels.
- To improve communication and information flow between organisations and with the general public.
- To develop the network between public bodies and voluntary and community organisations.
What's in it for you?
What's in it for public bodies?
- It pays to have a Compact: demonstrating commitment to partnership working in comprehensive perfomance assesment and other external audits and inspections and boosting the prospects of external funders investing in the area.
- Better relations - better decisions - better services: by drawing on the expertise of local groups in Best Value reviews, scrutiny process, partnerships and community strategy abd through commissioning to deliver services.
What's in it for voluntary and community groups?
- Enabling and supportive public bodies: in valusing the difference you make to the area, recognising your expertise, understanding the way you work, and providing fair and effective funding plus help in kind.
- Consultation and involvement that works: getting enough time to have a say on what matters to you, being heard and having your issue or locality taken seriously.
What's in it for everyone?
- Meaningful promises that make a difference and somewhere to go to sort it out when things go wrong.
- Building relations that change how partners behave, engage and work together.