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Voluntary Sector North West
St. Thomas Centre
Manchester
M12 6FZ
Tel: 0161 276 9300
Fax: 0161 276 9301
Email: info@vsnw.org.uk
Regional Compact for the North West is out now!!!
26 November 2009
The Compact document is now officially available and includes considerable commitments to
- Equality & Diversity
- Volunteering
- Funding, Commissioning and Procurement
VSNW, as a lead in the development of the regional compact, sits on the Compact Working Group and is working with key partners to support the implementation of the Regional Compact.
Compact partners (NHS NW, NWDA, GONW, Jobcentre Plus, NWN, 1NW, Social Enterprise NW and Voluntary Sector North West) will now develop a Funding, Commissioning and Procurement Code. VSNW has begun consulting on the code:
Regional Compact for the North West document
(alternative formats available below)
Key links:
- GONW press release: Signed, Sealed, Let's Deliver (2 page PDF)
- Update on GONW and GONW progress: Regional Compact
- Cheryl Davies from Jobcentre Plus NW spoke at VSNW'09 about implementing the Regional Compact
- VSNW's early workshop, at VSNW'09, on developing the regional Funding, Commissioning and Procurement Code
- Signing of the Compact: GONW's YouTube video
- Regional Compact for the North West
- Regional Compact (pdf)
- Regional Compact (Word)
Featured Event
Open Public Services - Passage of a bill workshop
This VSNW/Parliamentary Outreach Service event will explore the stages that the bill would go through, their relative importance and ways to engage and influence
Featured News
Transforming Local Infrastructure Fund results announced
The beneficiaries of the £30 million fund to help transform and modernise local charity support services have been announced by Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society.
Relaunch of Voluntary Sector Cuts Website
The Voluntary Sector Cuts website has now been relaunched with additional functionality to enable VCS organisations to records cuts to funding and their effects
Views sought on Department of Health draft statutory guidance
VSNW are requesting your views on draft statutory guidance as support for joint strategic needs assessments and health and wellbeing strategies
Events & Trainings
VSNW’s list of events & training opportunities for VCS groups in the North West





