Derbyshire Compact awards scheme

Compact week 2007 sees the launch of the inaugural Derbyshire Compact awards. The awards aim to highlight and reward best practice in a Compact way of working in Derbyshire.

There will be three awards categories covering best practice in:

Communicating the Compact

For example:

Raising awareness and championing a Compact way of working with staff, volunteers and decision-makers at all levels.
Excellence in promoting sign up to the Compact.
Reaching out to new groups and organisations in both sectors.

Compact development

For example:

Excellence in evaluating the Compact and its impact.
Activities to integrate / mainstream the Compact into Local Strategic Partnerships, Local Area Agreements, Children’s Trusts, Social and Health Care Commissioning bodies and other local, regional or national partnerships bodies.
Resourcing compact work.

Compact implementation

For example:

Excellence in implementing the county wide action plan
exemplary consultation and involvement processes
best practice in funding and procurement
good practice in conflict avoidance/ resolution.

Nominations are invited from individuals and groups working within both the public and voluntary and community sectors who can demonstrate excellence in a Compact way of working.

In addition to these categories there will be a ‘special’ award presented to the individual or organisation who has undertaken particularly significant work in relation to the Compact during the year.

Enter the awards

You can fill in our online nomination form or you can request a hard copy by contacting the Policy and Research department at Derbyshire County Council on 01629 585359 or by emailing policy@derbyshire.gov.uk.

The Compact awards are being organised by the Derbyshire Compact review group. Decisions will be made in October 2008 and the awards will be presented in Compact week 2008.

The activities should have taken place between September 2007 and August 2008. The closing date for nominations is 1 September 2008.