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  • Fostering Unfiltered campaign review

    Fostering Unfiltered is a GMCA campaign with a clear ambition to inspire more people in Greater Manchester, from all walks of life, to become foster carers and provide loving and stable homes to children across the city-region. The campaign embraces the realities of fostering with refreshing honesty and reflects the real lives of existing foster carers by sharing their everyday experiences and challenges, with the aim to encourage more residents to come forward and foster for their local... More
    Opened 15 March 2024

  • Get involved in Greater Manchester’s plan for nature

    Like the rest of the country, Greater Manchester faces closely linked climate and biodiversity emergencies. Locally and nationally – we know we all need to do more to support the recovery of nature and increase the benefits it provides to our people and our economy. Greater Manchester Combined Authority is currently developing a Local Nature Recovery Strategy, a new p lan for nature, to set out our local ambitions for nature. You can read more... More
    Opened 14 February 2024

  • Repair Week - Take Part

    Join in with a city-wide repair celebration and we’ll promote the amazing work you do. Repair Week GM is a celebration of all things repair, 11 th -17 th March 2024. We're asking residents all across Greater Manchester to join the repair revolution and we need your help! Whether it’s bikes, clothing, electricals or even something specialist, we want to know about it. It’s the perfect time to share your expertise with your local community and shout about the... More
    Opened 13 February 2024

  • Vision Zero Strategy

    Vision Zero Strategy – Ending Road Death and Life-Changing Injury on Greater Manchester’s roads Almost 10,000 people have been killed or suffered life-changing injuries on Greater Manchester’s roads in the last 10 years. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has now endorsed a draft Vison Zero Strategy for the city-region. It aims to eliminate road death and life-changing injury by 2040, with a target to achieve a 50 per cent reduction by 2030. The intention... More
    Opened 12 February 2024

  • Disposable Vapes and e-cigarettes

    Did you know 5 million single-use vapes are thrown away every week in the UK? That's the equivalent of 8 vapes every second! With this survey, we want to understand behaviours towards buying and getting rid of disposable vapes. We really appreciate your views, the responses recieved will help shape our future campaigns for the residents of Greater Manchester. Please only fill out the survey if you use or have used disposable vapes. Note: only age bands will be collected... More
    Opened 12 February 2024

  • Hate Crime Plan Refresh 2024

    Greater Manchester is a place where everyone should feel safe to be themselves. No one should face violence, abuse or hatred just because of who they are, who they love, where they’re from, what they look like or what they believe. Hate incidents and hate crime will not be tolerated in Greater Manchester. There is a lot of great work taking place to tackle hate crime in each area of Greater Manchester but we think we can be more effective if we work together. Which is... More
    Opened 2 February 2024

  • Employer Supporter’s Action Network (ESAN) Application Form

    Supporting the Mayor’s technical education city region ambitions , Greater Manchester will lead the way in technical education transformation, making it easier to businesses to find the talent they need, and provide the advanced technical skills the UK and GM economies need. Businesses across Greater Manchester are invited to support the seven career tech ed pathways which are led by industry leaders forming the Employer Integration Board . Through joining the Employer... More
    Opened 29 January 2024

  • Greater Manchester Civic Youth Steering Group - Civic Survey

    The Greater Manchester Civic Youth Steering Group are a group of young people from across Greater Manchester. They are passionate about young people’s voices being heard and acted upon and want to support more young people to take up space in our community and impact decision-making. They’re working on a year-long project to create an accessible and inclusive resource that can be used by young people, youth groups, schools and other youth services. This resource will engage... More
    Opened 17 January 2024

  • Good Landlord Charter

    The Good Landlord Charter is intended to be the first of its kind: an ambitious new voluntary standard for landlord excellence, no matter what kind of housing they let. It would support landlords to improve practice regardless of whether they are in the private or social rented sector, mainstream or specialist housing. To read supporting information to this consultation, please go to Greater Manchester Combined Authorities website - Good Landlord Charter webpages ... More
    Opened 8 January 2024

  • Golborne Rail Station

    Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is working with Wigan Council to develop proposals for a new rail station in Golborne. A new station in Golborne presents a significant opportunity to create local rail connectivity and give people an easier choice to catch a train rather than rely on the car. Golborne is one of the largest towns in Greater Manchester without a railway station and its residents currently face a long car or bus journey, of over one-hour, to get into Manchester... More
    Opened 4 January 2024

  • Applications open - Youth Combined Authority

    Applications are open for Greater Manchester's Youth Combined Authority! Greater Manchester Youth Combined Authority (GMYCA) was created in February 2018. It was the first of its kind in the country. The YCA gives young people in Greater Manchester the opportunity to have their voices heard and influence GMCA policy and decision making. Its work comprises of: Advising the Mayor and GMCA on key issues and concerns of young people, and provide solutions Providing a... More
    Opened 21 December 2023

  • The Real Picture

    Across Greater Manchester, rates of overweight children are on the rise. And figures have been steadily going up over the last 30 years. ​​ That’s why we’re asking for your perspective. We desperately need to see what’s really behind childhood obesity so we can help tackle it. Every view is valuable. Every experience matters. ​ So please, don’t hold back. Give us the real picture. This campaign is being delivered by the Population Health team at Greater Manchester... More
    Opened 28 November 2023

  • Places for Everyone - Main modification consultation phase

    Welcome to the latest consultation on the joint plan between Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Salford, Rochdale, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan, 'Places for Everyone’ (PfE). PfE is the long-term plan of nine Greater Manchester districts for jobs, new homes and sustainable growth. The plan sets out a strategic policy framework for the nine boroughs and helps these areas to meet their local housing and employment needs by identifying land and... More
    Opened 11 October 2023

  • Greater Manchester Green Summit 2023 delegate feedback

    Thank you for attending the Greater Manchester Green Summit 2023. We hope you enjoyed attending and are keen to gather your thoughts about the event. In particular which parts you found most interesting and what you would like to see at future events. This survey will only take a few minutes to complete and your feedback will be used to shape the Summit in 2024. More
    Opened 4 October 2023

  • 'Greater Manchester Falls Prevention Awareness Week-Online Bitesize Lunchtime Learning Sessions': Feedback

    Thank you for taking part in the 'Greater Manchester Falls Prevention Awareness Week: Online Bitesize Lunchtime Learning Sessions'. We hope you found this useful. We would really welcome your thoughts and feedback to help us improve the programme of activites for next year. More
    Opened 28 September 2023

  • Complex Safeguarding Week of Action

    This survey is for attendees of the Complex Safeguarding Week of Action (Oct '23) learning and development sessions to provide feedback and comments to organisers. More
    Opened 27 September 2023

  • Parents Event County Lines and Child Exploitation Awareness

    This survey is for attendees of the parents event on county lines and child exploitation (12th October 2023) to provide feedback and comments to organisers. More
    Opened 27 September 2023

  • Employer Integration Board Application Form

    This application form is an opportunity for you, on behalf of your business, to apply to become an Employer Integration Lead and join the Employer Integration Board. This is a key part of the Mayor's ambition for Greater Manchester to become an integrated technical education city region. More information is available below or on the GMCA website. You can find out more about this ambition on the integrated technical education city region webpages on the GMCA website . You can find... More
    Opened 26 September 2023

  • The impact of gambling in Greater Manchester

    We are finding out what people who live, work and study in Greater Manchester think about gambling, and the impact that gambling may have on them or the residents they are working with. The survey has 15 questions and should take around 10 minutes to complete, although you do not have to answer every question in the survey – we want to capture the information that is relevant to you. We are asking some information about you, such as the sector you work in or... More
    Opened 10 August 2023

  • Bee Smart Registration Form

    The purpose of this registration form is to gain your consent, as a training recipient, to providing your information for the purposes of the delivery of the Bee Smart Project and to provide you with details of how we will handle your data. By completing the registration form, you consent to providing your personal information for the purposes of the delivery of the Bee Smart project. Which is managed by Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Internet Matters. You can read our... More
    Opened 20 July 2023

  • GMACS Survey - For school/college staff

    GMACS (The Greater Manchester Apprenticeship and Careers Service) was launched in February 2020 to allow young people in Greater Manchester to access and learn about local opportunities and pathways. Embedded onto the website is a careers platform tool powered by Xello which allows young people to explore and input information about their next steps after education. This survey is asking you questions about the entire GMACS offer (both the website and careers platform) in whatever capacity... More
    Opened 13 June 2023

  • Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service: Fire Cover Review and Special Appliances Review 2023

    Our Fire Cover and Special Appliances Reviews set out a series of proposed changes to make sure our resources are used in the most effective and efficient way. We have used extensive data and insight to develop a range of proposals to build a stronger, more resilient fire and rescue service. Our proposals aim to maintain the highest levels of safety and lowest levels of risk to the communities of Greater Manchester. The first of our four-yearly Fire Cover Reviews recently... More
    Opened 5 June 2023

  • Proposed New Fire Station - Stockport

    Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service are having a major overhaul of some of its fire stations to make sure that they are fit for the future. One of the stations that is being improved is Stockport Community Fire Station on King Street West. We are proposing to build a brand new fire station on the existing site over the next year. If you want to know more before you complete this survey, then come to our drop-in session between 4.30pm - 7pm on 13th June 2023, at the... More
    Opened 30 May 2023

  • Your views on our Greater Manchester Age-friendly Strategy 2023-2033

    The GM Ageing Hub will be refreshing the Greater Manchester Age-friendly Strategy in 2023. At the start of 2023, we focussed on engagement with stakeholders and experts across the city region, and now we want to hear from a range of other people across Greater Manchester. The refreshed Strategy will give an overview of current demographic trends, as well as the key challenges and opportunities for Greater Manchester in becoming an exemplar age-friendly city region. This is... More
    Opened 19 May 2023

  • Towards an Integrated Technical Education, Skills and Work City-Region: Starting the Conversation

    Greater Manchester is proposing two equal pathways for young people when they make their GCSE choices – one academic and one focussed on technical, offering a clear pathway into good work. As part of the Trailblazer Devolution Deal, Greater Manchester will have further oversight of post-16 technical skills, allowing local leaders to work with government in new ways to better shape how the city-region supports the many young people in GM who want to take a... More
    Opened 19 May 2023

  • Applications open - Disabled People's Panel

    The GMDPP is made up of Disabled People’s Organisations (DPO- organisations majority run and staffed by disabled people) across GM and is now in its fifth year. It operates at the highest strategic level with the GM Mayor Andy Burnham and the GM Combined Authority to advise, consult, influence, and create policy with the aim to improve the lives of disabled people throughout GM. It was created after DPO’s led by the GM Coalition of Disabled People gained agreement to a disabled... More
    Opened 18 May 2023

  • Proposed New Fire Station - Whitefield

    Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service are having a major overhaul of some of its fire stations to make sure that they are fit for the future. One of the stations that is being improved is Whitefield. We are proposing to build a brand new fire station on the existing site over the next year. If you want to know more before you complete this survey, then come to our drop-in session between 4.30pm - 7pm on Wednesday 8th March, at the current station in Whitefield. ... More
    Opened 24 February 2023

  • Proposed New Fire Station - Blackley

    Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service are having a major overhaul of some of its fire stations to make sure that they are fit for the future. One of the stations that is being improved is Blackley. We are proposing to build a brand new fire station on the existing site over the next year. If you want to know more before you complete this survey, then come to our drop-in session between 4.30pm - 7pm on Monday 6th March, at the current station in Blackley. ... More
    Opened 24 February 2023

  • Concessionary Pass Travel in Greater Manchester

    Since the Covid-19 pandemic fewer people are using public transport in Greater Manchester. However, the reduction has been greatest amongst older people: concessionary pass use in Greater Manchester usage is considerably lower than pre-pandemic levels. To understand why this is the case, and to help ensure that the Bee Network is accessible and attractive to all age groups, Transport for Greater Manchester, the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Greater Manchester Older People’s... More
    Opened 9 February 2023

  • State of Social Enterprise 2023

    Are you a Greater Manchester social enterprise? Social Enterprise UK and the social enterprise sector in Greater Manchester need your help to understand the key trends and issues affecting social enterprises in 2023. Run every two years, State of Social Enterprise (SOSE) is the most comprehensive and respected survey of UK social enterprises. This vital evidence will help shape funding and finance, support initiatives and policy to grow the social enterprise movement. Previous... More
    Opened 6 February 2023
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