Policy Connect
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Formation | 1995 |
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Legal status | Not-for-profit |
Headquarters | 32-36 Loman Street, London, United Kingdom, SE1 0EH |
Key people | Barry Sheerman MP (Chairman) Chris White (Vice-Chair) Jonathan Shaw (CEO) |
Website | www.policyconnect.org.uk |
Policy Connect is a British cross-party think tank that was founded in 1995 by Labour MP Barry Sheerman. The organization is primarily known for running all-party parliamentary groups.
Leadership[edit]
Sheerman is the current Chair of the Board of Policy Connect, and Chris White was formerly the Vice-Chair. Both have been also Co-Chairs of the All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group.[1]
Organizational structure[edit]
Policy Connect runs more than 17 political groups for commissions, each working within a different policy field, as well as providing the secretariat to several formal All-Party Parliamentary Groups. As such, the organization has at times been described as a ‘network’ of policy groups. Policy Connect works in five primary policy areas:
Sustainability[edit]
- Westminster Sustainable Business Forum
- All-Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group
- All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Built Environment
- All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group
- Sustainable Resource Forum
- Carbon Connect
Manufacturing, Design & Innovation[edit]
- All-Party Parliamentary Design and Innovation Group
- All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group
- Design Commission
- Manufacturing Commission
Energy Safety[edit]
Skills & Education[edit]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group for Skills and Employment
- Skills Commission
- Higher Education Commission
Health[edit]
- All-Party Parliamentary Health Group
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Chris White | Articles". www.chriswhitemp.com. Retrieved 2016-06-17.