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The Compact is an agreement between the government and the voluntary and community sector (VCS) made in November 1998 to improve their relationship for mutual advantage. The Compact between the Government and the VCS provides a framework to guide their relationships. It is a starting point for developing partnerships based on shared values and mutual respect. The Compact arises out of the Deakin Commission Report on the "Future of the Voluntary Sector" and the policy document "Building the Future Together".

A regional Compact was launched on the North East in November 2006 and a working group has continued to implement the Compact and develop codes of good practice. The Compact Working Group was made up of regional agencies and organisations within the public and third sectors. At the end of 2008 a new Strategic Third Sector Forum has emerged which will combine the membership of the Regional Compact Working Group and the Infrastructure Strategic Partnership in order to bring together third sector infrastructure organisations, statutory agencies and funding providers to create synergies and sustainable funding. 

The vision of the new Strategic Third Sector Forum is to create a healthy, effective, thriving, diverse and sustainable third sector in the North East region, which is better able to work in partnership and respond to the needs of the people if serves. 

Further details on the Stategic Third Sector Forum are available on the RINE website:

Regional Infrastructure North East (RINE)

North East Compact Officers Network (NECON)

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