Thanet Compact

The Thanet Compact was developed jointly by Thanet District Council and its statutory and voluntary and community sector partners to improve the way the two sectors work together. The codes of practice, developed through consultation, contain undertakings by both sectors on how they will work together more effectively.

East Kent Council for Voluntary Service (EKCVS) led the development of the Compact.   Discussion began at the end of 2003, leading to the formation of the Compact Steering Group at the beginning of 2004. Thanet District Council approved the final document in January 2005.

Implementing the Thanet Compact

The Thanet Compact Implementation Group (TCIG) has been formed to ensure that the Thanet Compact is more than just a document and really does improve working relationships between the Sectors. The group includes representatives from following statutory sector and voluntary/community sector and is working to support local implementation:

Statutory organisations

• Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust
• Kent County Council (advisory capacity only)
• Kent Fire and Rescue Service
• Kent Police
• Kent Probation Services
• Thanet District Council

Voluntary & Community Sector organisations

• East Kent Council for Voluntary Service
• Small to Big 
• Sustainability Actions
• Rethink
• Thanet Citizen’s Advice Bureau
• Thanet Community Development Trust
• Thanet Senior Citizen’s Forum

Signing up to the Compact

You can sign up now on the Thanet Compact website.

To help you implement the Compact in your organisations the TCIG have developed the following guidance material:

• A Briefing for the Statutory Sector on the Thanet Compacts (Word doc)
• A Briefing for the Voluntary and Community Sector on the Thanet Compact (Word doc)
• A Starter for 10 Poster for the Thanet Compact (Word doc)
• A Poster for promoting the Compact (Word doc)

The TCIG would welcome your feedback on this material and any suggestions for ways in which local implementation could be further supported.  Please contact us on the details above.

Barry Coppock

Thanet Senior Citizen’s Forum,

10 Darren Gardens, Broadstairs,
Kent,

CT9 1PR

E-mail: barrycoppock@hotmail.com

Tel: 01843 864487

Statutory Sector:

Sarah Phippin

Corporate Projects & Improvement

E-mail: sarah.phippin@thanet.gov.uk

Tel: 01843 577092