Policy Review
The first step is to know, the second to understand and the third to change policy.
Policy is not just an abstract - it affects the services which your members may receive from public bodies, how public money is spent and much funding for voluntary and community groups can be shaped by local and national policy.
One aspect of policy work is to engage and respond to consultations carried out by public bodies.
The purpose of this page is to give you a digest of current policy issues, consultations and new legislation that may affect your organisation or your members. There will be links to other websites and briefings as well as briefings by Stephen Blann, CLB Policy & Networks Officer – available to download.
You can keep up to date with latest information on public policy by visiting out e-news service
You might also want to visit the following:
- CLB's Commissioning and Compact pages which are strongly linked to policy and partnership.
- Bromley voluntary sector forums and networks will also be involved in shaping policy – see our forums and networks page or you can get details of individual forums from our online directory.
You can also see what others are saying and doing to influence policy by visiting:
- London Voluntary Service Council policy briefings or their regular policy bulletin
- National Council for Voluntary Organisations Policy, research and general influence and campaign work.
- National Association for Voluntary and Community Action policy work
Below is a range of briefings on policy issues you can download. They are grouped by theme with the most recent first.
Download briefings on Local policy
- LBB 2012-13 budget setting
- Children & Young People Partnership draft strategy 2012-15
- Mental Wellbeing Strategy 2011
- LBB Adult & Community Services Portfolio Plan
- Response to LBB Local Development Framework Core Strategy
- LBB Local Development Framework Core Strategy Consultation Briefing
- LBB Adult & Community Services Consultation on charging
- Summary of decision following consultation
- LBB Proposed spending reductions
- Voluntary Sector Reference Group response on LBB expenditure reductions
The New Government
- Open Public Services White Paper
- Localism Bill, Right to Bid, Right to Challenge
- Comprehensive Spending Review
- Big Society overview and resources
- Big Society briefing
- Coalition Programme Published
- Queen’s Speech
- A look at the party election manifestos
Health reforms
- NHS Future Forum report
- Repport of the Commission on Funding of Long Term Care - the Dilnot Reprt
- Health & Social Care Bill 2011
- Public Health White PaperBriefing
- Funding And Commissioning Route
- Healthy Lives Outcomes Framework
- Bromley Voluntary Sector Reference Group response to the consultations
- Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS – White paper summary
- Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS briefing
Briefings on Equity and Excellence accompanying consultations
Mayoral Strategies
- London Plan including Transport Strategy & Economic Development Strategy for London
- Health Inequalities Strategy
- Mayor’s housing strategy
- Mayoral strategy on violence against women
- Equality and Other Mayoral strategies
Archive Policy Review items - still current
- Second Laming report - Child Protection in England a progress report
- Personal budgets in health
- A look at some data on poverty and unmet needs
- Local Authorities - Duty to Involve
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For more information on policy issues contact
Stephen Blann Policy & Networks Officer
Usual Working Days: Monday to Thursday
Email:stephenb@communitylinksbromley.org.uk
Direct Line: 020 8315 1907
Community House, South Street, Bromley, Kent BR1 1RH
Tel: 020 8315 1900
Fax: 020 8315 1924
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