Policy and Influence

Manchester's Community Safety Strategy Consultation has now started. The Community Safety Partnership is consulting with residents, visitors and people who work in the city. The Community Safety Partnership would like your views on Community Safety in our city.

On their website you can find information, including crime statistics and a few examples of work undertaken by the Community Safety Partnership over the last four years. The Partnership would really like your views on what you would like them to focus on for the 2018 - 2021 Community Safety Strategy.

Manchester City Council is preparing a new Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) which sets out how stakeholders will be involved during planning policy preparation and how they will consult on planning applications.

Manchester City Council is seeking views from all stakeholders including voluntary and community groups.

In the first autumn newsletter you will find an article by Debbie Abrahams MP about the Oldham Fairness Commission, their first regular GM Living Wage Campaign column, a report on the different approaches to employment support in the UK and France, plus information about World Suicide Prevention Day and the support that is available in Greater Manchester.

Over the course of 2017 Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) has successful grown its network and increased its activities. GMPA would like to continue that work into 2018. GMPA can only do this through the active support and participation of organisations.

The Walk for Change brings together hundreds of young people every year, marching together, demanding a greater voice in our society.

The event aims to inspire young people across Greater Manchester to recognise their own power as social change leaders and the power they have when they come together.

In the latest newsletter from GM Poverty Action they share exciting news about the Greater Manchester Living Wage campaign, GMCVO and 10GM’s 10 things you should know about GM’s VCSE sector and CUF’s map visualising the IMD 2015 data. GM Poverty Action also look at the IFS report on poverty, living standards and inequality, invite the digital community to work with StreetSupport and provide a few quick links to other news.

The WISE100 (Women in Social Enterprise 100) is a new initiative from the NatWest SE100 Index which aims to recognise the invaluable contribution of 100 of the most inspiring and influential women in social enterprise, impact investment and social innovation.

Are you a Manchester voluntary sector organisation?

Would you like to share a story of your activity to be promoted as part of Spirit of Manchester Story Week in September?

In the latest Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) newsletter, GMPA considers the relationship between poverty, inequality and democracy; GMPA looks back at their event last week; the Trussell Trust reports on the need for more food donations; GM Law Centre seeks your support for a the creation of a levy to fund free legal services for those in poverty; and they profile Smarterbuys.