To approve the Herefordshire Compact.

Cabinet received a report on a revised Herefordshire Compact.  Cabinet was informed the current compact involved the Council, the Primary Care Trust and the Alliance representing the Voluntary Sector.  However it was government policy to have an agreed and published local compact covering all public sector services’ engagement with the voluntary and community sector, with a code of good practice.  Cabinet agreed the Compact and for it to be endorsed by the Chief Executives’ Group, with the Herefordshire Compact to supersede the existing Health and Social Care Compact. 

RESOLVED

      THAT:

          (a)          the Herefordshire Compact be adopted; and

           (b)         codes of good practice be developed to support the implementation of the Herefordshire Compact.