Dear Greater Manchester residents and businesses,
Since we came into office, we have made a number of important decisions and investments in Greater Manchester Police in order to keep people safe. We couldn’t have done all of this without the help of local council taxpayers.
When we entered office in 2017, the Deputy Mayor and I made a commitment to end the cuts to frontline officer numbers.
There are now 667 more police officers in GMP...More
If you’re a young person living in Greater Manchester, we want to help you achieve your aspirations.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and the Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) are developing a new campaign to provide young people with support to reach their goals and to prevent them getting involved in crime.
To develop the campaign, we need input from you – young people!
We want to hear from young people aged 10-17 from all across...More
Greater Manchester Combined Authority is looking at the use of open data in the city region as part of our Local Data Review .
Open data is information that can be used, re-used and redistributed by anyone. This information is usually non-personal, such as planning applications or organisational performance information.
It can be in any manner of formats such as:
charts
documents
images
lists
spreadsheets
tables
You might actually use open data...More
Taxis and private hire services are a crucial part of our transport network. They provide an important service, particularly for those without access to a car, and people who don’t live or work near other parts of the public transport network.
We want to see taxi and private hire services in Greater Manchester deliver a safer, high-quality experience for everyone, every time, using vehicles that meet high environmental standards.
That’s why Greater...More
We need to clean up the air we all breathe. Dirty air damages our health and plays a part in thousands of deaths across the UK every year. The 10 GM local authority areas have worked together to develop a joint Clean Air Plan to reduce harmful air pollution on local roads.
A GM-wide charging Clean Air Zone covering local roads in all ten local authorities.
A government funding package to help local businesses prepare by upgrading to cleaner, compliant vehicles.
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The Greater Manchester Combined Authority and partners across Greater Manchester are working round the clock to prevent the spread of Covid, and to deliver projects and programmes to help residents and communities affected.
We want to make sure our interventions and our communications are having as much impact as possible, and so we need you to tell us your experiences and your views.
We have asked BMG Research to carry out a series of monthly surveys with Greater...More
The NHS in Greater Manchester and its partners are working hard to stop Covid-19 and its impacts.
It is particularly interested in how the virus is affecting people aged under 40.
Preventing the spread of coronavirus is all of our responsibility, and if we all do our bit we can help to keep each other safe.
We are currently developing a plan to help us inform people about what they need to be doing to help stop the spread and why they need to be doing it. We want to ensure...More
The City Centre Transport Strategy (CCTS) has been developed jointly by Manchester City Council, Salford City Council and Transport for Greater Manchester.
The strategy’s central aim is for 90 per cent of all trips into the city centre to be made on foot, by cycle or using public transport before 2040 - helping to reduce air pollution and contribute to Manchester’s 2038 target for carbon neutrality.
The consultation giving the public...More
This survey is being hosted on behalf of Independent Mental Health Network (IMHN)
People in Greater Manchester are being asked to join a conversation about their mental wellbeing, to discover how they feel, what worries them, and what they think can be done to make a positive difference to where they live. Responses to the survey will help shape future initiatives to improve mental wellbeing in Greater Manchester, making sure they reflect the needs of local people. ...More
Thank you for your interest in applying to be part of Greater Manchester’s Race Equality Panel.
The Greater Manchester Race Equality Panel aims to address the systemic inequalities, racism and discrimination which disadvantage the people of Greater Manchester because of their culture, ethnicity or race.
The purpose of the panel is to:
advise and challenge Greater Manchester public sector bodies on their work to tackle systemic inequalities,...More
The State of the Sector is a partnership research initiative between 10GM (a joint venture to support the VCSE sector across Greater Manchester), GMCVO and locality partners. Leading the research on behalf of the partnership will be the University of Salford.
The last survey in 2017 found there were an estimated 15,890 voluntary, charity and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in Greater Manchester supporting over 21.9 million interventions with clients, users or...More
You can help us build the Greater Manchester Young Person's Guarantee .
We want understand what is important to young people in the context of supporting and equipping them to succeed, in spite of the unprecedented challenges they are having to face during this current time.
We know that our business community will be vital in supporting our efforts and ambitions for young people in Greater Manchester.
We want to hear from local businesses and understand the key considerations...More
You can help us build the Greater Manchester Young Person's Guarantee.
We want understand what is important to young people in the context of supporting and equipping them to succeed, in spite of the unprecedented challenges they are having to face during this current time.
We know that our young people’s wellbeing is paramount to these efforts. We want to understand the key considerations for the Young Person's Guarantee in respect of:
good mental health
improved...More
Greater Manchester is proud to be one of the most diverse places in the country, and we are committed to ensuring that the benefits of devolution make a difference to the lives of people across all our communities regardless of age, background, gender, culture or beliefs.
A number of advisory panels have already been established to ensure communities are at the heart of decision-making. You can find out more about our approach to equalities and the other advisory panels on our...More
This survey is being hosted on behalf of Manchester University and the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformation .
The purpose of this research is to understand how everyday life changes during moments of disruption, in this instance during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We are surveying people across the UK on their everyday experiences whilst social distancing measures are in place.
This survey (approximately 20-30 minutes) asks about changes to your...More
You can help the NHS plan its response to the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) by sharing your experience.
This survey will help the NHS understand more about how and where coronavirus is affecting people currently.
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We are hosting this survey on behalf of Caribbean and African Health Network .
The Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN) is an Infrastructure Organisation that seeks to work with Caribbean and African communities. It has a vision of eradicating health inequalities within a generation.
This survey has been developed to gather anonymous information that will enable CAHN to gain a better insight into the impact of COVID-19 on the Caribbean and African community in Greater...More
The LGBT Foundation are carrying out a survey to help identify how LGBT+ communities in the UK are being affected by the current Coronavirus outbreak. Your feedback will help to shape the support that is being provided by the LGBT Foundation.
Please note that any information you share with the LGBT Foundation may be used in their policy documents. However, all responses will be anonymised and you will not be identifiable.
If you have any questions regarding this survey or would...More
This survey aims to find out what issues disabled people face during the Covid-19/Coronavirus Pandemic. The evidence this survey provides will inform GM services about support needs and how to improve responses to the pandemic.
I n addition to access and support questions we have included demographic questions to better gather information of how different communities are experiencing the impact of the Pandemic. However this survey does remain anonymous.
So please share...More
This is a survey to find out how you are feeling during this time of Covid-19. We will let Mayor Andy Burnham know what you have said. Hopefully he will be able to make things better. You do not have to give us your name.
You can fill this survey in yourself or ask someone to help you.
Greater Manchester Disabled People's Panel
The Greater Manchester (GM) Disabled People's Panel is an independent strategic body made up of Disabled People's Organisations...More
We are hosting this survey on behalf of Greater Sport .
Across Greater Manchester, Greater Sport is looking to understand more about how attitudes and behaviours towards physical activity and exercise have changed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Your responses will be used to help support people who are less able to be active, and understand new ways that people are being active.
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*The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is sharing this survey on behalf of Greater Manchester Poverty Action .*
The Coronavirus (also known as the COVID-19) is having a huge impact across Greater Manchester, and in particular Greater Manchester Poverty Action’s (GMPA) network.
The public and private sectors, and community, voluntary, social enterprise and faith organisations are thinking about how they maintain and adapt services to response to emerging...More
*The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is sharing this survey on behalf of Greater Manchester Poverty Action .*
The Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) is having a huge impact across Greater Manchester, and in particular Greater Manchester Poverty Action’s (GMPA) network.
The public and private sectors, and community, voluntary, social enterprise and faith organisations are thinking about how they maintain and adapt services to response to emerging needs....More
Manchester City Council has commissioned a review of Manchester’s Gay Village to fully understand what the area means to local people, visitors and businesses, and to inform how the Gay Village can be protected and enhanced in the future.
As a celebrated and unique part of the city centre, this is a listening exercise to provide an updated understanding of the importance of the Gay Village as a safe space for the city’s LGBTQ+ community.
Hatch, an...More
The Ignition Project brings together 12 partners from Greater Manchester’s local government, universities, non-governmental organisations, and businesses. We aim to address the emergency caused by climate change. We are investigating how we can fund the delivery of more nature based projects that will help make us less vulnerable to climate change.
We aim to achieve a 10% increase in our city’s coverage of plants and trees by 2038.
We are asking everyone who lives, works,...More
Dear Greater Manchester residents and businesses,
Funding for the police comes both directly from a central Government grant and also from the police precept element of your council tax. About 20% of the funding for Greater Manchester Police comes from that police precept, one of the lowest proportions in the country. This means that here in Greater Manchester we are heavily reliant on government funding to protect the police on our streets who help keep our communities safe. ...More
Greater Manchester is the first city-region to consult on a proposed bus franchising scheme.
Buses are vital for Greater Manchester. They’re used for three-out-of-four public transport journeys and thousands of us depend on them to get to work, the shops or services like our local GP.
But bus use is falling.
Currently in Greater Manchester, individual bus operators decide their own routes, timetables, tickets and standards. In areas they don’t run, the public...More
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. So, we are...More
Poor health is something that impacts both victims of crime and offenders. From learning disabilities to drug addiction to poor mental health, there are a surprising number of health problems that make you more likely to be a victim of crime or an offender. So we’ve decided to become the first city-region in England to develop a Health and Justice Strategy.
The aim of this strategy is to improve the health of people who are already in the criminal justice...More