Welcome to June's Policy e-Bulletin which provides links to policy initiatives relevant to Trafford as a whole and those of particular interest to cross-directorate, directorate and service areas. We select from the resources listed at the end of the publication. If there are any other resources you’d like us to select from, please email Sara Wallin in the Performance and Partnerships team.

All views and feedback welcome: sara.wallin@trafford.gov.uk

• Cross Directorate
• Children and Young People's Directorate
• Communities and Wellbeing Directorate
• Economic Growth and Prosperity Directorate
• Environment, Transport and Operations
• Transformation and Resources Directorate
• New Research
• Bulletin Archive

Cross Directorate

Terrorism Prevention Bill: 23/05/2011

Bill published as part of the Government’s agenda to rebalance security powers and civil liberties. Read more

Giving White Paper: 23/05/2011

White Paper aimed at encouraging philanthropy and supporting people to contribute charities and to volunteer. Read more

Communities and Local Government Business Plan 2011 – 2015: 12/05/2011

Key document showing when the DCLG are putting key policy proposals into action. Read more

Referendum Results: 04/05/2011

Outcomes of the 5 May referendum on national and regional levels. Read more

Children and Young People’s Services Directorate

Measuring Child Material Deprivation: 24/05/2011

Report providing evidence on which material items are now regarded as essential and proposing changes to the overall set of indicators used to measure child poverty. Read more.

Performance Management for Teachers: 24/05/2011

Views sought on proposals seeking to make it easier for schools to manage teachers and deal effectively with cases of poor performance, closing date 16 August. Read more.

A New Approach to Child Poverty:

Government first national Child Poverty Strategy focuses on changes to benefits, work and the role of parents. Read more.

Child Protection: 10/05/2011

Final report from Professor Eileen Munro. Read more.

Communities and Wellbeing Directorate

Seasonal Flu Plan: 25/05/2011

Guidance on planning for and responding to the demands of seasonal flu. Read more.

New Offender Learning Strategy: 18/05/2011

Speech by John Hayes Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning. Read more.

Excellence in Social Care: 09/05/2011

Consultation from the Care Quality Commission on their proposed definition of excellence. Read more.

Economic Growth and Prosperity Directorate

Members of Armed Forces New Priority for Housing: 20/05/2011

Government will ensure that all Low Cost Home Ownership schemes will routinely place members of the Armed Forces at the top of their priority lists. Read more.

Human Rights at Home: 20/05/2011

Guidance for social housing providers. Read more.

Design Council: 20/05/2011

Update on plans for the Design Council to take over responsibilities from the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). Read more.

High Street Review: 17/05/2011

New review seeking to identify what government, local authorities and businesses can do to promote the development of more prosperous and diverse high streets. Read more.

Community Infrastructure Levy: 09/05/2011

Overview of the purpose of the Community Infrastructure Levy and how it is intended to operate. Read more.

Environment, Transport & Operations Directorate

Green Investment Bank: 24/05/2011

Business Secretary Vince Cable outlines plans for a green investment bank. Read more.

Flood Risk Management: 23/05/2011

Introductory guide to new system for all projects seeking financial approval. Read more.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 11/05/2011

Consultation on whether regulation should be introduced to make it mandatory for some UK companies to report on their greenhouse gas emissions, closing date 5 July. Read more.

Transformation and Resources Directorate

Modern Workplaces: 16/05/2011

Views sought on proposals seeking to make employment practices in the UK more flexible and family-friendly, closing date 8 August. Read more.

Public Sector Equality Duty: 03/05/2011

Guide to the public sector Equality Duty which came into force on 5 April 2011. Read more.

New Research

‘Experience Required’: 25/05/2011

DEMOS research report on youth unemployment. Read more.

May Statistical Bulletin: 24/05/2011

Monthly snapshot of core economic and labour market data published by the Local Government Association. Read more.

No Rights without Responsibility: Rebalancing the Welfare State: 20/05/2011

Policy Exchange puts the case for increasing conditions on benefit claimants. Read more.

Post Office Mutualisation: 18/05/2011

Report from Co-operatives UK on how to best to transfer Post Office Ltd from Government ownership into a mutual run. Read more.

Unshackling Good Neighbours: 17/05/2011

Report on how to cut red tape for small charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Read more.

Aspirations for Later in Life: 17/05/2011

Research report on how people prepare for later life and what plans, hopes and ambitions they have. Read more.

Resources: CABE, AGMA, BBC, CLG, Home Office, DE, Demos, Info4local, Institute of Local Government Studies, Institute of Public Policy Research, LocalGov, LGC, LGA and First Online, New Economics Foundation, North West Regional Intelligence Unit, Opportunities.co.uk, Policy Hub (Civil Service), PWC Government and Public Sector Weekly News, Progressive Governance, Public Servant, Management Journal, Policy Exchange.

Who to Contact

Sara Wallin
Scrutiny and Improvement
Trafford Town Hall
Talbot Street
Manchester
M32 0TH

Email: partnershipsteam@trafford.gov.uk
Telephone: 0161 912 4014
Minicom: 0161 912 1453