Community Engagement Strategy - Wolverhampton Partnership

This document has been developed intandem with the Compact Consultationand Policy Development Code of Practiceand is fully compliant with Compactprinciples. **Wolverhampton Partnership recognisesthat local public agencies and voluntaryorganisations working together andsharing a common approach is the mosteffective way of meeting the essentialneeds of local people in relation to, forexample, community safety, health,education, housing and employment.We recognise that local people have awealth of knowledge and experience asresidents in neighbourhoods and users of* Our definition of engagement and other related terms is included in the appendix to this document** The Compact is a written agreement between the city’s public, voluntary and community sectors. It sets outcommitments made and mutual expectations and it provides a framework for the relationship between theparties to it; it is a requirement by Central Government that a Compact is in place.For further information on The Compact, Wolverhampton Sector Counciltelephone 01902 779761Community Engagement Strategy02