Contract or trust?: The role of compacts in local governance

by Gary Craig, Marilyn Taylor, Mick Wilkinson

Relationships between local and central government and voluntary and community organisations have been controversial for some time; and particularly since the introduction of the "contract culture" during the 1980s. New Labour now argues that it wishes to develop a "partnership culture" in which the voluntary sector is a major partner. New local partnerships, or compacts, of varying kinds are now being developed across the UK, involving a range of local public agencies including councils, health bodies and Learning and Skills Councils. This report is an evaluation of how this new approach to partnership working is being implemented at a local level. Based on 12 detailed case studies in England, Scotland and Wales, the report describes the development of the compacts, highlights some of the major barriers to effective partnership working, and offers key lessons from their development to date. It also addresses the particular difficulties faced by marginalised groups, such as small commu

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 14, 2002

About the author

Gary Craig is the founder of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), a form of alternative therapy that is used to alleviate emotional and physical distress. He was born in 1940 in California, USA and is a graduate of Stanford University, where he studied engineering.

After working as an engineer for many years, Craig became interested in personal performance coaching and began exploring various alternative therapies. He eventually developed EFT in the 1990s, drawing on insights from fields such as psychology, acupuncture, and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP).

Craig's goal with EFT was to create a simplified and more accessible version of these techniques that could be easily learned and used by anyone. He introduced EFT to the public in 1995 with the publication of his manual, "The EFT Course," and continued to refine and develop the technique over the years.

In addition to his work with EFT, Craig is also a certified master practitioner of NLP and a trained hypnotherapist. He has trained thousands of practitioners in EFT and has authored several books on the technique, including "The EFT Manual" and "EFT for Weight Loss."

Today, Craig is retired and no longer actively involved in teaching or promoting EFT. However, his contributions to the field of alternative therapy have been significant, and EFT continues to be used by many practitioners around the world.