government policy announcements week ending 16 july
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Government Policy AnnouncementsWeek ending 16 July
Key Announcements• All government departments publishing Draft Structural Reform Plans
– Schools – Home Office – Ministry of Justice – Cabinet Office – Department for Media Culture & Sport– Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs– Department of Health– Department for Communities & Local Government (previously published & presented)
• Key issues in forthcoming slides - full details to be added to Partnership section of website
• Other announcements – Library support programme expressions of interest by 23 July– Free bus pass age rise may be sped up – Housing
• Overhaul of rough sleeper counts• Mental Health Good Practice Guide – Meeting the psychological and emotional needs of the
homeless• http://www.nmhdu.org.uk/silo/files/meeting-the-psychological-and-emotional-needs-of-people-
who-are-homeless.pdf
– Green Paper autumn - children with SEN and disabilities – Draft 2010 Teachers Pay & conditions document consultation– Playbuilder Capital funding not committed & on site may be cut £335,000 loss to Torbay
• Overall financial impact in year £1.4m revenue £1.75m Capital
Draft Schools Structural Reform Plan Independent State SchoolsActions Dates
Legislation
– White Paper
– Bill
Oct 2010
Nov 2010
Allow all schools to apply for Academy status
– Approve applications from outstanding schools
– Sign up first funding agreements
– Calculate budgets and transfer assets
– First schools convert
– Open applications to wider group of schools
July 2010
August 2010
August 2010
Sept 2010
Nov 2010
Enabler takeover of underperforming schools by experienced providers
– Identify sponsors for 2011/12 conversions
Pupil PremiumIntroduce a new pupil premium for disadvantaged pupils with significant funding from outside schools budgets to tackle disadvantage and raise standards
Actions Dates
Design allocation system
– Identify funding model
– Identify funding sources
– Identify eligibility criteria
– Consult on operation
– Launch study to evaluate impact of practices
– Confirm rate (subject to spending review)
– Model advice on using resources
– Premium transferred to schools
– Initial evaluation
– Evaluation against patterns of deprivation
May 2010 to Nov 2010
July 2010 to Nov 2011
July 2010 to Nov 2010
July 2010
Sept 201 to July 2011
Nov 2010
Jul 2011
Sept 2011
Sept 2012 – Feb 2013
Sept 2012 - 2015
Reducing Bureaucracy
Actions Dates
Establish Action Plan & Priority Areas
– Review statutory & non statutory duties, guidance, policies & documents for schools
– Announce policy changes that would have an immediate impact on reducing bureaucracy
– Review data collection and develop a more robust scrutiny process to reduce the burden of data collection on schools
May 2010 to Sept 2010
Jul 2010
July to October 2010
Implementation
– Remove guidance and other documentation with no statutory basis
– Take forward legislative changes requiring secondary legislation
– Take forward changes requiring primary legislation
July 2010 to Sept 2010
(first burdens lifted Sept
Oct 2010 – April 2011
(Second announcement Nov 2011)
Oct 2010 – Nov 2011
Establish process to minimise future burdens of new policies
Jul 2010 – to Sept 2010
Draft Home Office Structural Reform Plan
Enable police & local communities to tackle crime & anti social behaviourActions Dates
Review existing powers
– Develop & consult on proposals to consolidate anti-social behaviour tools and powers to reduce complexity and provide effective intervention for police, local authorities and landlords
– Legislate through Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill
June to September 2010
Oct 2010 to Nov 2011
Overhaul Licensing – more power to police and local authorities
– Consult & develop proposals – Licensing Act 2003
– Legislate through Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill
–Coupled with changes in alcohol taxation and proposals to ban below cost sales
June 2010 to Sept 2010
Oct 2010 to Nov 2011
Enable police & local communities to tackle crime & anti social behaviour
Actions Dates
Enable police & local communities to tackle crime
– ensure data sharing with hospitals on gun, knife crime and serious violent offences
– Improve recording of hate crimes
June 2010 to April 2011
June 2010 to April 2011
Comprehensive approach to drug misuse
– Develop options & strategy – prevention, enforcement, treatment, rehabilitation
June 2010 – Dec 2010
Develop Rehabilitation Green Paper June to Nov 2010
Increase Accountability
Actions Dates
Make police more accountable
– Consult & develop proposals to replace Police authorities with directly elected individuals
– Legislate through Police Reform & Social Responsibility Bill
– First Elections
June 2010 Sept 2010
Oct 2010 to Nov 2011
May 2012
Make actions of the police in tackling crime more transparent
– Monthly publication of local crime data in standardised format
– Regular beat meetings supported by monthly crime data
June 2010 to Dec 2010
July to Dec 2010
Protect freedoms and Civil Liberties
Actions Dates
Develop changes to criminal records and vetting and barring initiatives
Review regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
May 2010 Dec 2010
June 2010 to Dec 2010
Implement a Freedom Bill
– Outlaw finger printing of children at school without parental permission
– Further regulate CCTV
June 2010 to Nov 2011
June 2010 to Nov 2011
Review of ‘Prevent’ strand of counter terrorism strategy separating prevent (Home Office) and integration functions (DCLG)
June 2010 to Jan 2011
Ministry of Justice Draft Structural Reform Plan
Reform of Sentencing Policy
Actions Dates
Examination of sentencing policy
– Develop reform options covering a full range of penalties including restorative measures
– Consult on Green Paper
– Develop detailed options
– Introduce legislation
June 2010 to Oct 2010
Nov 2010 to Feb 2011
March 2011 to Nov 2011
Nov 2011 to Nov 2012
Develop proposals to use victims surcharge to fund rape crisis centres
June 2010 – March 2011
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Actions Dates
Determine options strategy for a reduction in re-offending
– Develop Green Paper
– Consultation
– Develop detailed options
June 2010 to Oct 2010
Nov 2010 to Feb 2010
Mar 2011 to Nov 2011
Trial payments for results with voluntary and private sectors
– Develop options for contracting out including DWP (offender employment ) and alcohol & drugs (DOH)
– Round table with suppliers
– Launch and evaluate pilot scheme funded by social impact bond
June 2010 to Nov 2010
Aug 2010
Aug 2010 to Dec 2012
Cabinet Office Structural Reform Plan
The Big SocietyActions Dates
Make it easier to run a charity social enterprise or voluntary organisation
– Reduce bureaucratic burden
– Joint Cabinet Office /BIS taskforce to investigate burdens and provide recommendations– Consult
Jun 2010 to Sept 2010
Jul 2010 - to Jan 2011
Jul 2010 to April 2011
Get more resources into sector
– Work with HMT to use funds in dormant bank accounts ro finance social enterprises, charities, neighbourhood groups– Work with HMT to incentivise social investment and philanthropy
June 2010 to April 2011
June 2010 to Jan 2011
Make it easier for sector to work with state
– Identify reform to reduce bureaucracy and increase trust in public sector commissioning process, level playing field for voluntary sector– Devise measures to improve transparency, consultation and accountability between Sector and State
June 2010 to Dec 2010
Cabinet Office Structural Reform Plan
The Big SocietyActions Dates
Make it easier for sector to work with State
– Support creation of mutuals, co-operatives, charities and social enterprises to have a greater involvement in public services, giving public sector workers a right to form new co-operatives
June 2010 onwards
Develop a social norm agenda
– Break down barriers to social action and volunteering June 2010 onwards
Encourage volunteering and involvement in social action
– Launch national day to celebrate social action– Train a new generation of community organisers
September announcement
June 2010 onwards
Begin development of a National Citizens ServiceA two month summer programme for 16-year olds, involving both residential and at-home components. Delivered by independent charities, social enterprises and businesses
– Undertake preparatory work for pilots, identify Local Authorities– Develop roll out plan
June 2010 to Sept 2010
Fund to support creation of neighbourhood groups Dec 2010
Department for Media Culture & Sport Structural Reform Plan
Boost the Big SocietyActions Dates
Reform National Lottery so that more money goes into sports, the arts and heritage Consult on plans to allocate 60% to sports, arts, and heritage Statutory instrument
June 2010
Sept 2010
Reform Big Lottery Fund to prevent politicised funding
– New directions Sept 2010
Stop wasteful spending by lottery distributors
– Agree plans for cost reductions Dec 2010
Outcome of above £186m additional funding to targeted groups
Encourage Competitive Sport in Schools
Actions Dates
Use 2012 Olympics and paralympics to establish a lasting sporting legacy in schools
– Sport Lottery distributor to take on responsibility following London 2012
Oct 2010
Launch an Olympic and Paralympic style schools event
– Select delivery body
– Pilot events
– Annual event
By Dec 2010
Summer 2011
From Summer 2012
Support local sports facilities and clubs
– Steps to protect playing fields
– Investigate use of cash in dormant betting accounts to set up capital fund to improve local sports facilities and support sports clubs
June 2010 to Dec 2010
June 2010 to Dec 2010
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Structural Reform Plan
Enhance environment & biodiversity to improve quality of life
Actions Dates
Enhance Countryside, Habitats and urban environment (Big Society)
– New designation to protect green areas of interest to local communities (SSI approach)
– Campaign to increase tree planting by private sector and civil society
Jul 2010 to Dec 2012
Dec 2010
Help Communities adapt to climate change
– Implement findings of Pitt Review to improve flood defences & prevent building in high risk areas
– Assess scope for actions to offset impact of development on biodiversity
– Publish National Environment White Paper setting out measures to protect wildlife and promote green spaces and wildlife corridors
June 2010 to May 2015
June 2010 to Apr 2011
April 2011
Agree Marine Policy statement and publish first cut of Marine Conservation Zones
April 2011 to April 2011
Strong & sustainable green economy, resilient to climate change
Actions Dates
Drive a ‘zero waste’ agenda
– Agree goals for 2014/2020 & set path towards a zero waste economy through review of waste policies
– Explore voluntary responsibility deal on waste amongst businesses
– Repeal Climate Change Act powers for household charging
– Promote increased energy from waste through anaerobic digestion
June 2010 to April 2011
Jul 2010 to April 2011
Jul 2010 to Nov 2011
Nov 2010
Reform of Water industry to enhance competition and improve conservation
– White Paper on reform to ensure more efficient use of water and protect poorer households
June 2011
Legislation Nov 2011/12
Drive Sustainable public sector practice across government
Revise Guidance on Impact Assessments Jul 2010 to Jul 2011
Department of Health Draft Structural Reform Plan
A patient led NHS
Actions Dates
Introduction of personal health budgets for people with chronic/long term conditions
– Pilots, Evaluation, Roll out
Jun 2010 to Oct 2012
Create Health Watch, a new body to act as the voice for patients & public
– Publish proposal in Health White Paper
– Transform Local Involvement networks to local Health Watch
– National Launch
Jul 2010
April 2011
April 2012
Strengthen Role of Care Quality Commission
– Implement proposals in White Paper, inspection on basis of essential standards
Aug 2010
April 2012
Revolutionise NHS AccountabilityActions Dates
Improve Effectiveness of commissioning and resource allocation
– Establish NHS Commissioning Board in shadow form
– Complete abolition of Strategic Health Authorities– NHS Commissioning Board fully established– Commissioning Board makes allocation to GP consortia for 2013/14
April 2011
April 2013
April 2012
Autumn 2012
Enhance commissioning to give GP’s greater autonomy
– Engagement on proposals
– Establish commissioning consortia in shadow form– Formally establish commissioning consortia– GP consortia take on full responsibility for commissioning
Jul 2010 onwards
April 2011
April 2012
April 2013
Reduce Bureaucracy
– Publish Review of arms length bodies
– Legislate abolition of unnecessary arms length bodies– Incorporate Health Protection in the Public Health Service– Abolition of Primary Care Trusts
Summer 2010
Oct 2010 to Nov 2011
April 2012
From April 2013
Revolutionise NHS AccountabilityActions Dates
Increase local say over reconfigurations
– Local authorities have right to challenge health organisations over closure of local health services, and refer cases for national arbitration– Stop centrally-dictated closure of A & E and maternity wards, so that people have better access to services
June 2010 set criteria for local decisions in major service changes
Promote Public healthActions Dates
Establish Public Health Service, including relevant health protection functions within local authorities
– White Paper on Public Health– Implementation of Public Health Service– Public Health Service fully established
Oct 2010
April 2011
April 2012
Give local communities greater control over public health budgets, with payments by the outcomes they achieve in improving health of local residents
– White Paper– Consultation document including behaviour change techniques– Ring Fence Public Health Allocations & establish ‘health premium’ rewarding local authorities for tackling health improvement challenges amongst disadvantaged communities
Dec 2010
April 2012
Recruit 4,200 extra Sure Start visitors, subject to Spending Review
– Begin implementation– Extra health visitors studying under revised curriculum– 4,200 health visitors in place
Jan 2011
Sept 2011
2015
Reform social careActions Dates
Reform funding of the social care system
– Establish commission on funding of long term care to consider a range of ideas
– Publish vision for social care reform– White Paper– Legislation
Jul 2010 to Jul 2011
Nov 2010
Oct 2011
Nov 2011
Greater roll out of health and social care personal budgets
– Agree new milestones for roll out with ADASS/LGA– Set up additional personal health pilot sites, investigate joining up personal health and personal budgets for social care– Evaluate pilots
April 2011
Jul 2010 Oct 2012
Oct 2012
Improve access to respite care – direct payments and improved community based provision
– Re-focussed carer’s strategy April 2011
Remove barriers between health and social care funding to incentivise preventative action
– Post discharge tariff requiring NHS & social care joint working– Began evaluation of dementia strategy
April 2011
Oct 2010
DCLG Structural Reform Plan Decentralisation
Actions Start Finish
Localism Bill
– Give Councils General Power of competence– Abolish Standard Board– Give Communities Power to save local facilities threatened with closure– Allow Council’s to return to Committee system
Nov 2010
(bill passed)
Nov 2011
Structural change
– Consider Abolition of Government Offices as part of spending review– Terminate RDA Function – Regional Planning & Housing functions– Transfer RDA Functions to other bodies – Business Link, Tourism etc)– Complete RDA projects (stand alone major devt)– Dispose of RDA assets
June 2010
July 2010
July 2010
July 2010
Oct 2011
Clarification
Oct 2010
April 2012
April 2012
April 2012
April 2012
Decentralisation
Actions Start Finish
Empower Authorities & Businesses to form new partnerships
– Consult on functions, governance, funding, responsibilities for Local Economic Partnerships (LEP’s) inc transfer of RDA functions– Consultation response, facilitate establishment of LEP’s
June 2010
Sept 2010
Sept 2010
Sept 2011
LEP’s in place April 2012
Develop options to give Neighbourhoods and local authorities powers and freedoms to lead economic growth & regeneration (including Regional Growth Fund)
June 2010 Oct 2010
Meeting Housing Aspirations
Actions Start Finish
Streamline planning system through Localism Bill
– Creating Local Housing Trusts– Abolition of Home Information Packs– Scrap pay as you throw rubbish schemes
Nov 2010 Bill Passed
Nov 2011
Incentives for local authorities to build new homes
– Develop proposals– Announce scheme
June 2010
July 2010
Incentives from April 2011
Increase mobility for social housing tenants
– Set out plans for improved house swap system– Legislation through Localism Bill
Oct 2010
Nov 2010 Nov 2011
Measures in place to help social tenants own or part own their homes (brings in pre 1997 properties?)
June 2010 April 2011
Meeting Housing Aspirations
Actions Start Finish
Empty Homes back into use – local authorities, housing associations, property associations and neighbours
Jul 2010 Review of options
Dec 2010
‘Home on the Farm’ conversions Promotion
Sept 2010
July 2011
Continuous improvement in energy efficiency for new housing – zero carbon homes and non domestic buildings
Jun 2010 Dec 2010
Putting Communities in charge of Planning
Actions Start Finish
Replace Infrastructure Planning Commission with democratically accountable system with fast track process for Major projects through Localism Bill, Programme unit to Planning Inspectorate
Nov 2010 Nov 2011
Abolition 2012
Reform of Planning system to
– give neighbourhoods greater ability to shape area that they live in (Cons doc ‘Open Source Planning’)– Presumption in favour of sustainable development
Nov 2010 Nov 2011
Policy in Place April 2012
Maintain existing environmental protections – Introduce new designation for green areas important to local communities
Nov 2010 Nov 2011
(Localism Bill Passed)
Abolish Regional Strategies
– Revoke with immediate effect– Abolish through Localism Bill
June 2010
Nov 2010 Nov 2011
Increasing Accountability
Actions Start Finish
Move authorities (LA) from reporting to central government to report to local people
– Abolition of Comprehensive Area Assessment– Identify areas where central government need to
retain oversight – Set out options for LA’s regarding data transparency
– Reduce Reporting Burdens on local government greater transparency for local people
June 2010
Aug 2010
June 2010
Oct 2010
Oct 2010
Oct 2010
LA’s comply
Jan 2011
April 2011
Develop rules to free local government from central control – including guidance and funding mechanisms
June 2010 Oct 2010
Develop options and put in place measures to make better use of public buildings, land and capital investment in building projects
June 2010 Oct 2010
Measures in Place
Jul 2011
Increasing Accountability
Actions Start Finish
Radical devolution of power and greater autonomy for local government and community groups
– Phase out ring fencing of grants– Council tax freeze at least one year in partnership with
LA’s– Veto to stop plans for supplementary business rates if a
majority of firms don’t give consent– Consider framework for local incentives for local
authorities to support growth and reinvest benefits into local communities
– Local Government Resource review
June 2010
April 2011
June 2010
June 2010
Commence
Oct 2010
Mar 2012
Nov 2011
April 2012
Publish
2012
Residents power to instigate local referendums on any local issue and to veto excessive council tax rises
Nov 2010
(Localism Bill)
Nov 2011
Letting people see how their money is spent
Actions Start Finish
Publication of all local authority performance data held by central government working with Cabinet Office
– Publish data – Encourage data use by inviting third parties to create
different on line analysis
Sept 2010
June 2010 Dec 2010
Release datasets held by DCLG and Local Government to make council’s more accountable
Sept 2010
Prepare LA’s for publication in standardised format;
– of items of spending, contracts and tenders above £500
– job titles and salaries above SCS Band 1
(online discussion fora
June 2010
June 2010
code of practice
Dec 2010
Dec 2010
publication Jan 2011
Run awareness campaign to encourage use at put pressure on opaque council’s
Jul 2010 Dec 2010
Letting people see how their money is spent
Actions Start Finish
Stop unfair competition by Local Authority newspapers
– Amend code of Recommended Practice on local authority Publicity
Nov 2011
Authorities can submit proposals under Sustainable Communities Act
Jan 2011
Review of Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act June 2010 Oct 2010
Councillors power to vote on large salary packages for unelected officials
Nov 2010 Nov 2011