Compact

The Westminster Compact

Westminster’s local compact is a framework to strengthen working relations between the public, voluntary and community sectors.  Originally published in 2004, the compact was updated in 2012.

Download the 2012 Westminster Compact

Compact Steering Group

The Compact Steering Group is made up of representatives from the voluntary and statutory sectors.  It meets four times a year, to lead action to put the compact into practice.  The voluntary and community sector is represented on the Compact Steering Group by Voluntary Action Westminster, the Westminster Community Network and Volunteer Centre Westminster.  The Compact Steering Group also provides an informal forum for resolving disputes around the practical implementation of the Compact. 

For more information on the Compact Steering Group, please contact Yvonne Watkins-Knight at Voluntary Action Westminster on 020 7535 0486 or email ywatkinsknight@vawcvs.org

GP Commissioning

An introduction to GP commissioning (May 2012)

Download a short briefing paper on GP commissioning, prepared by Voluntary Action Westminster.

Download the GP commissioning briefing paper

Westminster’s Clinical Commissioning Groups

Decisions about how NHS budgets are spent in Westminster will be made by two clinical commissioning groups, whose membership is made up of local GP practices:

• West London Clinical Commissioning Group, whose membership includes GP practices in Queen’s Park and Paddington, in addition to practices in Kensington & Chelsea.
  Local plans, board members and contact information

• NHS Central London Clinical Commissioning Group, whose membership includes GP practices in south and central Westminster.
  Local plans, board members and contact information

Both groups began working in “shadow form” in April 2012, in preparation for taking over full control as a commissioning organisation in April 2013.