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

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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

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, 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

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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

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. 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

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