What is the Compact?
The Derby Compact is a commitment to open, transparent and fair working practices by statutory and voluntary and community sector partners. Its aim is to improve relationships, communication, participation and services to create a better Derby.
The Derby Compact was first developed in partnership by Derby City Council and the local Voluntary and Community Sector, in 2001. It was produced following a national Compact between Government and the voluntary sector in 1998, when councils were urged to develop local agreements.
More information on the Compact please visit the National Compact Website 
What is Compact Week?
Compact Week takes place in November each year and provides an opportunity to promote awareness and understanding of the Compact.
During Compact Week 2008, the Derby Compact was awarded the Local Compact of the Year Award at a ceremony in London, hosted by the Commissioner for the Compact, Sir Bert Massie.
Congratulations to all our voluntary and statutory sector partners on this achievement, which demonstrates our commitment to work together to benefit the local community.
A new Compact for Derby
The Derby Compact has been revised and updated, to align it with Derby City Partnership structures and to strengthen the implementation of Compact principles across the whole statutory sector and the voluntary and community sector. This should help to underpin better Compact compliance and implementation across the city.
The updated version of the Compact went out for consultation to ensure that the full range of views from both statutory sector and voluntary and community sector partners were sought and incorporated into the new Derby Compact Agreement. The new Compact Agreement can be down loaded below:
Derby Compact Agreement 
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The Derby Compact Forum
The Derby Compact Forum was launched in November 2003. The purpose of this forum is to take forward the principles and commitments of the Compact and to make sure that they are delivered locally. The following documents can be downloaded:
Derby Compact Forum Terms of Reference 43.6kb
Compact Forum Statutory Sector Role Description and Person Specification 25.6kb
Compact Forum VCS Role Description and Person Specification 25.7kb
Compact Annual Review Minutes - 28th November 2008 87.9kb
Kim Harpers Presentation - Compact Annual Review 28th November 2008 86.2kb
Codes of Practice
Three local Codes of Practice have been developed to help translate Compact principles into practice. The Derby Compact Codes of Practice can be downloaded below.
Derby Compact Funding Code of Practice 133kb
Derby Black and Minority Ethnic Voluntary and Community Organisations Code of Practice 147kb
Volunteering Code of Practice 158kb
Derby Compact Performance Checklist
The Derby Compact Performance Checklists make it easy to assess whether you are using the Compact in a practical way and to plan your partnership working, ensuring that grant funding, commissioning and procurement processes and engagement activities comply with the principles and commitments set out in the Compact. You can download a copy of the checklist below and/or complete it online:
For further information on the Compact Performance Checklist contact the Voluntary Sector Team on Tel:01332 255669 or email voluntarysectorteam@derby.gov.uk
Joint Commissioning Framework for the Voluntary and Community Sector
A Joint Commissioning Framework for the Voluntary and Community Sector has been produced as part of the implementation of the Compact. This is guidance on the processes to be adopted by Derby City Council and Derby City Primary Care Trust for ensuring effective Voluntary and Community Sector involvement in the planning, commissioning and delivery of Health and Social Care Services. The Joint Commissioning Framework can be downloaded below.
Joint Commissioning Framework for the Voluntary and Community Sector 248kb
For further information on the Derby Compact contact:
Vivene McCalla - Derby City Council
Voluntary Sector Co-ordinator
Telephone 01332 258419
email: vivene.mccalla@derby.gov.uk
Kim Harper - Community Action Derby
Executive Director
Telephone 01332 346266
email: kim.harper@communityactionderby.org.uk