Dec 15 2010
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Teeth for the new Compact?
Three measures have been announced by the government which are intended to provide an unprecedented level of scrutiny for the renewed Compact, published yesterday:
- The National Audit Office will undertake a review of the Compact’s effectiveness to identify good practice and areas for improvement
- The Parliamentary and Local Government Ombudsmen will have powers to report and investigate alleged Compact breaches
- From 2012-13, government departments will be required to publish a statement on their implementation of the Compact
These measures are detailed in an Accountability and Transparency Guide published alongside the new Compact.
Civil Society leaders welcomed the new document and NAVCA chief executive Kevin Curley was among the signatories to a Statement of Support.
Another signatory, NCVO chief executive Sir Stuart Etherington, said, “How the government complies with the Compact in the next few months will be more important than ever.”
- The Compact
- The Compact - Accountability and Transparency Guide
- Statement of Support
- Compact Voice news release
- Cabinet Office news release
15 December 2010
