Policy Connect is an independent, cross-party
not-for-profit organization with two decades in policy work, overseeing the research and delivery of more than 50 key publications. The
think tank
A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmenta ...
has a history of running forums, commissions and All-Party Parliamentary Groups and is based in London. The think tank works to influence the formation of public policy in the UK through its programme of policy research and collaborative events and seminars.
Founded in 1995 by
Labour
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
MP
Barry Sheerman
Barry John Sheerman (born 17 August 1940) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Huddersfield, previously Huddersfield East, since 1979. He is also Labour's longest continuously serv ...
, it conducts research across a range of policy areas, most notably: sustainability, education and skills, design and manufacturing, health, and energy safety. 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.
It works closely with leading politicians, civil servants, academics and heads of industry, many of whom chair specific Policy Connect groups or research inquiries.
Its head office is located in
Southwark, near the
Tate Modern
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.
Organizational structure
Policy Connect runs over 17 political groups, for aaommissions each working within a different policy field, as well as providing the secretariat to several formal
All-Party Parliamentary Groups
An all-party parliamentary group (APPG) is a grouping in the Parliament of the United Kingdom that is composed of members of parliament from all political parties, but have no official status within Parliament.
Description and functions
All-part ...
. As such, the organisation has at times been described as a ‘network’ of policy groups, a term that reflects both the independence yet interconnection of the various groups that comprise Policy Connect as a whole. Policy Connect works in five primary policy areas:
Sustainability
*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
*
All-Party Parliamentary Design and Innovation Group
*All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group
*Design Commission
*Manufacturing Commission
Energy Safety
*
All-Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group
Skills & Education
*All-Party Parliamentary Group for Skills and Employment
*Skills Commission
*Higher Education Commission
Health
*All-Party Parliamentary Health Group
See also
*
List of think tanks in the United Kingdom
This is a list of think tanks in the United Kingdom.
A–I
* Adam Smith Institute
* Africa Research Institute
* Bow Group
* Boyd Group
* Brand EU
* Bright Blue
* British American Security Information Council
* British Future
* Bruges Group
* ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.policyconnect.org.uk, Policy Connect official website
Think tanks based in the United Kingdom
1995 establishments in the United Kingdom
Think tanks established in 1995
Non-profit organisations based in London