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DSC Response to ‘Refreshing the Compact: A framework for partnership working’ (October 2009)

We examine the consultation draft of a ‘refreshed’ Compact, and ask whether it will help inspire renewed faith in the idea.

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DSC Response to Commission for the Compact Discussion Paper (November 2008)

DSC has responded to the Commission for the Compact’s discussion paper on the future of the Compact, ‘Debating the Future of the Compact’.

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Giving the Compact a statutory basis (May 2008)

Issues for Discussion

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The Compact (Oct-Nov 2007 Charity Times)

This article by Ben Wittenberg, published in the October 2007 edition of Charity Times, looks at why the Compact isn’t working and how it could be made more relevant.

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DSC e-news survey on the relationship between government and the voluntary sector (October 2007)

We asked enewsletter subscribers if the relationship between government and the voluntary sector was getting worse, better, or staying the same.

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Compact round table meeting: key points and questions for submission (September 2007)

DSC was invited to a round table discussion on the Compact, and this document contains our responses to questions posed in advance by the Office of the Third Sector.

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