Consultation responses and policy recommendations
Speaking Out has issued policy recommendations and responses to government consultations from the key deparments targeted by the project. This section provides links to documents published to date: 20102009- Young refugee and asylum seekers - North West
June 2009
The report and recommendations around service provision were based on a participation event in March in Manchester involving young refugee and asylum seekers from around England.
To read the report >> Young refugee and asylum seekers participation event
Children and young people's social mobility
April 2009
The report and recommendations were based on a roundtable seminar held in March in Peterborough.
To read the report >> Children and young people's social mobility Ending Child Poverty
Department for Children, Schools and Families, March 2009
To read the response (PDF) >> Ending Child Poverty Before and after youth crime - London Regional Event
February 2009
Informed by a roundtable with policymakers, practitioners and young people, Speaking Out has published a report that includes a series of recommendations around prevention, intervention and reducing re-offending in London.
To read the report (PDF) >> Before and after youth crime
2008Third Sector Partnership Boad
Communities and Local Government, September 2008
To read the response (PDF) >> CLG Third Sector Partnership Board
To read the original consultation documents (external link) >> CLG Third Sector Strategy
Ministry of Justice, March 2008
To read the response (PDF) >> MOJ Third Sector Strategy Response
To read the original consultation documents (external link) >> Ministry of Justice Gang, Gun and Knife Crime: Seeking Solutions
February 2008
In partnership with the Association of Principal Youth and Community Officers (APYCO) and the National Youth Agency (NYA), the Speaking Out project published a series of recommendations for national and local government to consider on policy tackling knife, gun and gang crime, based on a round table event with representatives from the voluntary and statutory sectors. The report advocates that multi-agency work involving both sectors is key to responding effectively to this complex, multifaceted issue, and requires an appropriate mix of enforcement and prevention.
To read the full report (PDF) >> Gang, Gun and Knife Crime: Seeking Solutions
2007Drugs: Our Community, Your Say
Home Office, October 2007
With feedback from the joint NCVCCO and NCVYS membership, the Speaking Out project prepared a joint response to the Drugs Strategy consultation. The response is currently being integrated into a policy briefing paper that will be published shortly and available in both electronic and paper form.
To read the briefing which includes our response to the consultation >> Drugs Strategy
To read the original consultation documents (external link) >> Home Office Third Sector Strategy
Communities and Local Government, September 2007
To read the response (PDF) >> CLG Third Sector Strategy Consultation Response
To read the original consultation documents (external link) >> Communities and Local Government Draft Rural Development Programme for England 2007-2013
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, July 2007
To read the response (PDF) >> Draft Rural Development Programe Consultation Response
To read the original consultation documents (external link) >> Defra
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