The purpose of the Warwickshire Compact is to provide a set of good practice standards to guide relationships between Warwickshire’s public agencies and voluntary and community organisations. 

The original Warwickshire Compact was signed in January 2002 by 18 organisations, which represented both the public agencies and the voluntary and community sectors.  It was reviewed and re-launched in November 2005. 

There has been a further review during 2010 - 2011and the current version of the document can be downloaded here.

The Compact document should be seen as a tool to help the voluntary and community sector and public agencies to implement good practice in their relationship and dealings with partner organisations.

Organisations can nominate named signatories to the Compact when they have formally resolved to adopt and implement the Compact's principles and good practice guidance.

The first national Compact between the Government and the Voluntary and Community Sector was established in 1998.  A refreshed Compact was published in December 2009 and a further review has taken place during 2010.  The Compact is accompanied by a set of accountability and transparency measures outlined in a separate guide.

Click here to download the current Compact document.

Click here to download the Accountability and Transparency Guide

The Government expects there to be a Local Compact in every area and advises that all public agencies, as well as voluntary and community organisations, should all be signatories.