Decision Making in Manchester: Finding the Opportunities

1. Mike Wild Macc mike@macc.org.uk www.manchestercommunitycentral.org www.macc.org.uk Decision Making in Manchester:Finding the Opportunities

2. Opportunities • City Council • Councillors • Scrutiny Committees • Executive (Cabinet) • Officers • Parliament • Police • Schools • NHS • Manchester Partnership • Charities

3. Influencing the Council • Consultations • Contact your local Councillors • Use Council Committees • Community Rights communityrights.communities.gov.uk/

4. 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

5. ...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

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

7. Greater Manchester Police Authoritywww.gmpa.gov.uk Coming soon: Greater Manchester Police Commissioner

8. Schools

9. NHS Manchesterwww.manchester.nhs.uk

10. Health AND Social Care • Clincial Commissioning Groups • 3 in Manchester • Patient and Public Advisory Groups • Local Involvement Network (LINk) • Healthwatch Manchester

11. www.manchesterpartnership.org.uk

12. 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

13. 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

14. Places get involved • Networks & Forum groups (Manchester BME Network) • Manchester Community Central • Coming soon: Manchester Voluntary Sector Assembly

15. Charities • Manchester BME Network • Manchester Community Central • Coming soon: Manchester Voluntary Sector Assembly • Become a trustee