POLICY BRIEFINGS

Here are our policy briefings taken from our knowledgebase.

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	Sub-National Review Consultation Issues Paper (PDF: 117.16KB) This issues paper was prepared by The Regional Forum from the Consultation document “Prosperous Places”; Taking forward the Review of Sub-National Economic Development.
	Sub-National Review and City Regions (PDF: 121.46KB) The Sub-National Review led by the Treasury and published in July 2007 has examined economic development and regeneration in our region. This briefing sets out what is happening, its implications for the voluntary and community sector (VCS) and what the Regional Forum and its members are doing.
	Starting to Make Sense? (PDF: 33.17KB) This new policy briefing summarises government statements from the second half of 2006 outlining the vision for third sector public service delivery.
	Regional Forum Response to the Third Sector Review (PDF: 48.69KB) This document formalises the Regional Forum's repsonse to the Treasury's Review of the Third Sector. It has been prepared in collaboration with the Trustee Board of the Regional Forum.
	Improving Communities - A Beginners' Guide (PDF: 80.41KB) This guide summarises some government policy initiatives designed to improve communities and provides links so that you can find out more about each one. This is only a snapshot of the current situation as the picture is forever changing.
	Consortium Development Toolkit (PDF: 575.29KB) This toolkit enables consortia to:- identify their stage of development, direction of travel and what they want to become; identify the activities they may need to undertake in order to achieve their aims. Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber will support sub-regional ChangeUp consortia using the Consortium Development Toolkit as part of their monitoring and evaluation work
	Race Equality Framework (PDF: 158.55KB) The Framework is set out as a positive measure to make sure generalist infrastructure understands its responsibilities to help meet the needs of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) voluntary and community organisations, increase its support and strengthen BME infrastructure capacity.