Government Policies

Example Topics

Animal Testing

Age of Consent

Drinking age

Legality of Drugs

Welfare Payments

Prison Sentences

Example Policies

Environment

Plastic Bags Policy

Housing

House-building

Finance and Economy

Cuts to/Cost-saving in Welfare Payments

What other Policies are there?

GOV.UK Policies List

Examples of policies effecting the public services

Votes for Prisoners

Immigration

Rights of immigrants to welfare payments

International Affairs

Bombing Syria

Defence

Increased use of reserves rather than regular soldiers

Examples of Policies Affecting Different Public Services

Policies That Influence All Services

Environmental

Civilian

Equal Opportunities

Human Rights

Financial Reductions or Increases

Policies Affecting the Military Services

Declarations of War

Increased Use of Reserve Forces

Increased Use of Technology

Links with Other International Services

NATO

United Nations

Combined Services Activities

Policies Affecting the Emergency Services

Fire and Rescue Station Closures in Some Areas

Target Setting Standards

Attendance Times

Petrol Usage

Financial Targets

Impact on the Public Services

Impacts

Positive

Negative

What is an Impact on the Public Services?

Illustrating the impact

Social Responses to Government Policies

How Government Actions Affect the Public Services in Their Roles

Civil Disobedience

Demonstrations Involving the Police and Ambulance Services

Terrorism Affecting All the Services

Meetings That Require Police Attendance

Picketing Of Sites Such As Military Bases and Closing Companies

Sit-Ins to Prevent Road Building

Policies Examples

Opening of Army Ground Close Combat roles to applicants of both genders

Female Infanteers

Brexit

Voting Age

Lowering?

Universal credit: U-turn on two-child cap on benefit

Defence spending-two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy

Impact on the Public Services

Maintaining familiarity with changes in legislation

Changes in Army Physical Fitness Assessments to make them gender equal

Societal Response

Political pressure on politicians to change policies