Manchester's tenant participation compact
Tenant representatives vote on the original Compact in 2000.
- What is a compact?
- Manchester's compact
- Government guidelines
- Useful links
- A voluntary and community sector compact (a separate compact to Housing Services compact)
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What is a compact?
A compact is an agreement about how tenants can be more involved in the council services they receive. Manchester's tenant participation compact sets out common aims and objectives and details how tenants, residents and leaseholders working with the Council can achieve them.
The compact was produced via an extensive and ongoing consultation process which involved tenant and resident associations, council officers and elected members (councillors). Existing arrangements for consultation were reviewed and tenants were able to contribute to improvements in consultation policy and methods.
Manchester's tenant compact:
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is a flexible framework agreement, negotiated between the council and tenants.
- sets out how tenants will be involved in taking decisions on housing issues, which affect them.
- is based upon 'core standards’ that are published in the Government's National Framework for Tenant Participation Compacts
- sets standards for tenant involvement in a citywide agreement and forms the basis of Housing Services' tenant involvement strategy.
Government guidelines
The compact was developed following Government guidelines introduced in early 1999, so that all local authorities could achieve similar standards for consulting and involving tenants. In accordance with Government guidance, Housing Services reviewed and updated its tenant compact in 2005, and you can view Pdf versions of the full document by following the link in the find out more box.
Useful links
Below are useful links to the website of the Department for Communities and Local Government, which will give you detailed background information on compacts:
Voluntary and Community Sector Compact
Manchester also has a compact for working in partnership with the voluntary and community sectors. The Compact is intended to apply to all partnerships between the sectors, whether formal, casual, voluntary or contractual. find out more by following the link below:
Manchester Compact: Working together
The Scarman Trust Manchester provide neighbourhood based support for voluntary and community groups and individuals in Manchester. Check out the website to find out more.
PDF files
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