DWP policy 'breaches Compact'

By Andy Ricketts, Third Sector, 5 March 2008

The move by the Department for Work and Pensions towards paying contractors by results could breach the Compact, Compact Voice has warned.

The Compact, which governs how public bodies and voluntary sector organisations work together, says in its funding and procurement code that voluntary bodies should be paid in advance when providing services. Compact Voice, which represents the voluntary sector in relation to the agreement, has raised concerns that the move towards...

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