Winners of 2012 Compact Awards announced
9th November 2012
The winners of this year’s Compact Awards have been announced at a ceremony held by Compact Voice last night in Westminster, which was hosted by Simon Blake OBE, Chair of Compact Voice, and Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Civil Society.
The Compact Awards recognise excellent partnership working taking place between local and national government and the voluntary and community sector.
The winners have displayed a remarkably proactive, creative and forward-looking approach to partnership working to achieve positive outcomes for communities.
Announcing the winners, Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Civil Society, said:
"We want to support communities to work together to make a real difference. The Compact Award winners show what can be achieved when people work well in partnership. I would like to congratulate all the winners and shortlisted entrants, and encourage others to look to their impressive example."
Simon Blake OBE, Chair of Compact Voice, said:
"The winners of this year’s Compact Awards are a great showcase of the innovative ways that partnership working is taking place between sectors. They all display practical and often imaginative approaches to delivering services and working well together for the benefit of communities."
The awards ceremony for the Compact Awards forms part of Compact Week, which takes place from Monday 5th to Friday 9th November 2012.
Events and activities are taking place across England to promote the Compact and its achievements, and to encourage wider implementation of the Compact. Find out more about this national awareness week on the Compact Voice website.
The 2012 award categories are:
- Compact Advancing Equality Award
- Compact Engagement Award
- Compact Impact Award
- Compact Innovation Award
- Compact Leadership Award
- Local Compact Partnership Award
The Compact Awards ceremony was sponsored by Allpay.
Find the full list of winners on the Compact Voice website.
