CSN Weekly Policy Summary
24 April 2015
This new CSN edition of the Weekly Policy Summary is for CSN subscribers only, and so doesn't include links to LGiUbriefings which are not covered by the CSN subscription.
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- We’ve summarised what’s up for grabs in this year’s local elections in this handy infographic. You can also find more information on our Local Elections project page, which collates all of our #LE2015 coverage.
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#ge2015
- What do the Conservative, Labour and Lib Dem manifestos mean for devolution and local government? Find out what we think – and let us know your thoughts – through our Manifestly Local series on the LGiU Blog. And see here for our press statement on the manifestos.
- LGiU held two General Election policy officer roundtables this week. Attendees discussedparty manifestos, which helped inform LGiU’s future plans and messages for central government. Attendees included representatives from a mixture of non-London, London and upper and lower tier authorities.For more information contact Charlotte Maddix.
- You can find all our General Election policy briefings and commentary on our website’s General Election project page. And, as an LGiU member, you can download a timeline of key dates.
LGiU Briefings this Week
To discuss any of our briefings, please contact our Briefings Manager Janet Sillett at
Education and children’s services: 2015 Election Manifestos
This briefing summarises the General Election manifesto proposals from the five UK-wide political parties.
Sport, Arts and Culture: pre-general election special
This briefing summarises the commitments made in party manifestos on sport and the arts and culture. It also provides a background to the issues and comment.
LGiU Briefings over the Next Two Weeks Include:
- 16-19 Apprenticeships and traineeships - Commons Education Committee
- Effect on children and families of local authority Council Tax debt
collection - Able pupils - Ofsted reports
- Traveller/Roma education - Ofsted reports
For more policy briefings, search ouronline briefings archive, which contains over 1500 briefings written for elected members and officers in member authorities.
LGiU Events
LGiU members receive a discount on our training events. We also provide in-house training for local authorities. Contact our learning and development manager for more information.
How arts and cultural activities are supporting co-production and innovation in public services
Tuesday 19May
Understanding Communities through Participatory Appraisal Seminar
Thursday 28 May
Local Government and Human Rights: A practical introduction
Thursday 11 June
Using Social Media for community engagement and community leadership Seminar
Thursday 18 June
The Positive Side of Prevent: Bringing Communities together: Youth Radicalisation & Alienation
Wednesday 24 June
Being an effective Councillor: ways of strengthening and sustaining personal resilience
Thursday 16 July
Community Engagement in the current climate Seminar
Tuesday 21 July
Being an effective Councillor: Influencing Skills Seminar
Friday 24 July
Other Events
DCLG Local Digital campaign
Local Digital Futures: The Internet of Things & Local Public Services
Monday 8 June 2015
London
Case for Culture
Open Space with Stella Duffy
Thursday 28 May
Newcastle-upon-Tyne