About the Awards
In addition to, and to complement the National Compact Awards, London’s Compact Working Group has launched its own London Compact Awards 2008. The Group is made up of: London Councils, Race on the Agenda, London Voluntary Service Council, Learning and Skills Council, Government Office for London, Partnership for Young London, Housing Corporation (London Region), Metropolitan Police Service and the Greater London Authority (Office of the Mayor of London, Metropolitan Police Authority, Transport for London, London Development Agency, London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority and London Health Commission). We have joined together to recognise and celebrate excellent partnership working in the Capital.
The awards will celebrate all forms of partnership in the capital that exemplify the Compact way of working. Partnerships do not need to be formal, but must be based in London and involve the third sector and at least one statutory partner.
Nomination categories for the London Compact Awards 2008 are:
London Compact Award for innovation and/or proactivity in Compact ways of working:
Demonstrating an innovative or proactive approach to developing and/or promoting and/or delivering the Compact.
London Compact Award for progress in developing Compact ways of working:
Demonstrating progress and distance travelled in developing a Compact way of working.
London Compact Award for embedding a Compact way of working:
Demonstrating that all partners have embedded Compact ways of working, with evidence of a consistent way of working in accordance with Compact principles.
Nomination Form
A nomination form can be downloaded here.
Please note that all nominations need to be proposed and seconded by two different people within the partnership, one representing the third sector and one representing the public sector
All nomination forms should be returned, preferably by email, to:
Sue Halstead
Communities and Third Sector Team
8th Floor
Riverwalk House
157-161 Millbank
London
SW1P 4RR
Tel 0207 217 3711
Sue.halstead@gol.gsi.gov.uk
Closing date is 10.00 am on Monday 22nd September 2008
Scoring criteria and notes for completing the nomination form
For each category there will be one winner and four runners-up, all of whom will be invited to the London Compact Awards Ceremony during week commencing 1st November 2008.
Nominations must be received no later than 10.00am on Monday 22nd September. No nominations will be accepted after this time.
All information provided in support of the nomination must be supplied on the nomination form itself – no supplementary material should be submitted.
Please complete the form accurately. Tell us as much as you can within the number of words allowed. It is important that you provide full but concise information about your nominated partnership.
When assessing nominations judges will take into account factors such as objectives, evidence of joint working and understanding of different partners’ needs, outcomes, benefits and evidence of impact (e.g. for service users), collaboration and communication.
All nominations will be evaluated against the following criteria:
- Evidence that equalities are fully embedded into partnership working
- Evidence that the Compact has made a difference to outcomes
- Evidence of good practice in implementing the Compact at a local or regional level;
- Evidence of an effective Compact review process;
- Evidence of policy and strategy work concerning the Compact and its Codes;
- Evidence of an effective campaign to promote use of the Compact and the application of its principles.
- Evidence of effective Partnership working
In addition we will be looking for evidence to support achievement in the specific categories as follows:
London Compact Award for innovation and/or proactivity in Compact
Ways of working:
Demonstrating an innovative or proactive approach to developing and/or promoting, and/or delivering the Compact;
London Compact Award for progress in developing Compact ways of working:
Demonstrating progress and distance travelled in developing a Compact way of working.
London Compact Award for embedding a Compact way of working:
Demonstrating that all partners have embedded Compact ways of working, with evidence of a consistent way of working in accordance with Compact principles.
