Decision Making in Manchester: Finding the Opportunities Mike Wild Macc [email protected] .

Decision Making in Manchester:

Finding the OpportunitiesMike Wild

Macc

[email protected]

www.manchestercommunitycentral.org

www.macc.org.uk

Opportunities• City Council

– Councillors

– Scrutiny Committees

– Executive (Cabinet)

– Officers• Parliament• Police• Schools• NHS• Manchester Partnership• Charities

Influencing the Council• Consultations• Contact your

local Councillors

• Use Council Committees

• Community Rights

communityrights.communities.gov.uk/

Official Council Committees• Art Galleries Committee

• Audit Committee

• Bus Lanes Adjudication Joint Committee

• Civil Enforcement of Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London (PATROL)

• Communities Scrutiny Committee

• Constitutional and Nomination Committee

• Economy Scrutiny Committee

• Finance Scrutiny Committee

• Health Scrutiny Committee

• Licensing and Appeals Committee

• Local Access Forum

• Mersey Valley Joint Committee

• Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee

• Overview and Scrutiny Alcohol Subgroup

• Overview and Scrutiny Business Start Up Task and Finish Group

• Overview and Scrutiny Engagement Subgroup

...more Official Council Committees!• Overview and Scrutiny Engagement Subgroup

• Overview and Scrutiny Governance Subgroup

• Overview and Scrutiny Housing Subgroup

• Overview and Scrutiny Human Resources Subgroup

• Overview and Scrutiny Mental Health Services Subgroup

• Overview and Scrutiny OfSTED Subgroup

• Overview and Scrutiny Special Educational Needs Subgroup

• Overview and Scrutiny Winter Services Subgroup

• Personnel Committee

• Planning and Highways Committee

• School Funding Forum

• Schools Admission Forum

• Standards Committee

• Wythenshawe Area Committee

• Young People and Children Scrutiny Committee

Parliament• Public Consultations• Green Papers• White Papers• Bills• Contact your MP: www.theyworkforyou.com

Greater Manchester Police Authoritywww.gmpa.gov.uk

Coming soon: Greater Manchester Police Commissioner

Schools

NHS Manchesterwww.manchester.nhs.uk

Health AND Social Care

• Clincial Commissioning Groups– 3 in Manchester– Patient and Public Advisory Groups

• Local Involvement Network (LINk)– Healthwatch Manchester

www.manchesterpartnership.org.uk

Manchester Partnership• Manchester Board• Manchester Investment Board

• Health and Wellbeing Board

• Children's Board

– Valuing Young People Board

– Manchester Safeguarding Children Board• Neighbourhoods Board• Work and Skills Board• Crime & Disorder Reduction Performance Board

Where does it sit?• Manchester Safeguarding Adults Board• Manchester Partnership Working Group• Community Cohesion Board• Valuing Older People Board• ...etc.

Structures change and evolve all the time

Places get involved• Networks & Forum groups (Manchester BME

Network)• Manchester Community Central• Coming soon:

Manchester Voluntary Sector Assembly

Charities• Manchester

BME Network• Manchester

Community Central

• Coming soon: Manchester Voluntary Sector Assembly

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