The Compact's History July 1996 Deakin Commission on Future of Voluntary Sector
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Calls for Government/Sector formal agreement "Building the Future Together" Backs NCVO's proposal for Compact Working Group on Government Relations set up now renamed Compact Working Group
February 1997 July 1997
Labour Party publishes report on Voluntary Sector
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Conference of leading Sector Umbrella Bodies
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October 1997 February 1998 November 1998 July 1999 May 2000 July 2000 February 2001 October 2001 April 2002
Consultation on draft Compact starts Compact consultation ends Compact agreed and published Compact Working Group Secretariat established First Compact Annual Meeting with Ministers Funding and Consultation codes published Local Compact Guidelines published BME Code published Volunteering Code Published Second Compact Annual Meeting With Ministers Carrington Report on challenge of implementation Third Compact Annual Meeting with Ministers
September 2002 Second term of funding approved for Compact project with an expanded Secretariat March 2003 April 2003 National Forum on Local Compacts established Expanded Secretariat in place Fourth Compact Annual Meeting with Ministers
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