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Merton Compact: Strengthening Partnerships for Community Benefit

The Merton Compact is an agreement between the government, business, and the voluntary and community sector (VCS) to establish mutually beneficial ways of working. This nationally recognized Compact has empowered the third sector, improved funding processes, and promoted collaboration through various initiatives.

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Merton Compact: Strengthening Partnerships for Community Benefit

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  1. COMPACT WINS

  2. What is the Compact? An agreement between the government, business and the voluntary and community sector (VCS) which outlines the way of working that is mutually beneficial

  3. The Merton Compact • Launched in 2004 • Initially with PCT, Council and VCS • Grown to include Police, Fire Service, local colleges, and National Health Service • Nationally recognised as one of the consistently best performing Compacts in the country

  4. National Recognition

  5. 2011 RECOGNITION COMPACT IMPACT AWARD COMPACT CHAMPION GED CURRAN

  6. COMPACT WINS

  7. Third Sector empowered to improve funding processes • Third sector consulted about funding processes for 2009 • Resulted in: • New standardised grant application forms • New assessment and grant allocation processes • “Lessons Learned” events becoming a regular feature of annual review processes

  8. Adopting the Third Sector Strategy • Third Sector strategy developed in partnership between the council and VCS • Strategy developed over 40 actions, including: • Establishing a Third Sector coordinator post • Standardising application forms and monitoring • Better communication with the VCS

  9. Volunteer Recruitment • Volunteer Centre Merton worked with partners to encourage more volunteering • Resulted in • Regular volunteering awards events • Regular features in “My Merton”, the council magazine • Registered volunteers doubling to 380 between April and June 2011

  10. INVOLVE Network • Merton’s Community Engagement Network • Integral part of service delivery in Merton • Strong voice for the VCS • Involvement in the 2009-19 Community Plan

  11. The VCS and Partnership working together • £1.7m in Performance Reward Grant made available to all partners and VCS • Process ensured ‘partnership working’ was a key element of all bids for funding • New VCS organisations introduced to the partnership and applied for funding

  12. London Councils Grant Scheme • Changes to the London Councils Grant Scheme were assessed alongside VCS • Short-term funding was provided to nine services, allowing six service providers to seek alternative funding going forward • Allowed existing services to remain and afforded more time to organisations

  13. Adult Services Task Group • Comprises Cabinet Member, senior officers, six elected representatives and MVSC • Group confidentially discusses all issues relating to Adult Social Care Services • Successful and influential in steering programmes and themes

  14. More Compact Wins Find out more about our Compact successes by visiting our information stalls Carers Support Merton Merton Chamber of Commerce Adult Social Services Task Group Children, Schools and Families Task Group Grenfell Housing

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