Policy and Influence

How can you maximise your chances of success in appealing refusal of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Environmental Information Regulation (EIR) requests in the First Tier and Upper tribunal?

What are the essential rules and procedures that appellants need to understand?
How do you ensure the tribunal is presented with the clearest and best case for transparency and disclosure?
What public law arguments can be used in the tribunal?

Speakers

This political campaigning masterclass will explore strategies to engage effectively with policymakers, developing tools and techniques that are tailored to the change you want to make.

The session will:

A 90–minute pay as you can webinar from SMK in partnership with The Mint House centre for Restorative Practice

Elections and their associated campaigns can contribute to community break down, sharpening divides, even among people who share values and goals. But after the dust has settled from either the unexpected or the predicted election results, activists and changemakers need to be able to continue to pick up the pursuit of social justice.

Action for radical change in NHS, public services and VCSE – presented by Five Giants Foundation, People’s Powerhouse, Wellbeing Enterprises.

We know the change that is needed. A profound shift from a system that does things to people to one that does things with them. We know this because change is happening: the public, health, voluntary and community sector working differently – and we see the positive outcomes. Yet doing to is deeply embedded. We all want things to change but somehow the system resists and carries on with business as usual. And so the problems just get worse.

Advicenow is excited to partner with Project 17 and Care Rights Project to deliver a free workshop focusing on support available for families and individuals who have no recourse to public funds. The course will be delivered online and is funded by The Disrupt Foundation.

This training looks at the support available under Section 17 Children Act 1989 and Care Act 2014 for migrants with no recourse to public funds (NRPF). It is aimed at frontline organisations who are regularly supporting people with NRPF.

As a result of this training you will: 

Join the Power to the People: GM Citizens' Assembly Campaign which will share updates about the Greater Manchester Citizens' Assembly campaign and how it’s going to win greater democracy for Greater Manchester together.

Anyone and everyone can attend who is 16+, lives in or is from Manchester and wants to make a positive impact is welcome, n/b. Citizens' Assemblies are open to people without citizenship access and for young people too. Under-16s can come if accompanied by an adult.