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New ‘Compact Toolkit’ supports work with parish and town councils
24 June 2010
A new ‘Compact Toolkit’ offering help and guidance to those keen to build greater working relationships with parish and town councils has now been launched.
Jointly developed by Standards for England, the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) and Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC), the Toolkit is designed for use by standards committees, monitoring officers, SLCC branch officers and county association officers.
This provides a package of support to encourage those that work with parish and town councils to develop a ‘compact’, or formalised agreement, about the way they work together to support those councils.
The introduction of the Toolkit follows a recent pilot project where the creation of five local parish compacts resulted in a variety of benefits including closer working relationships, increased efficiency, reduced duplication and greater understanding of individual roles.
Standards for England Chief Executive, Glenys Stacey said: “The ‘compact’ approach is a useful tool in providing clear objectives and stronger working relationships at local parish and town level.
“The Compact Toolkit is a collaborative effort between Standards for England, NALC and SLCC and features guidance, templates and examples to help support the development of individual ‘compact’ agreements and is available online for download now.”
The ‘Compact Toolkit’ consists of:
- Guidelines explaining what a compact is and how to develop one
- A Powerpoint presentation that can be used to promote the idea to other organisations and stakeholders
- A template ‘compact’
To download your copy free-of-charge simply click here, or visit www.slcc.co.uk, and www.nalc.gov.uk
For media enquiries, contact the press office on 0161 817 5400 or email press.enquiries@standardsforengland.gov.uk.
