Policies, Plans and Strategies

This section aims to provide you with easy access to the Council's Key Documents. The documents are divided up into subject areas (see the categories below).

Categories

• Children and Young People
• Community and Voluntary Relations
• Consumer Protection
• Corporate Management
• Crime and Disorder
• Democracy
• Ecology and the Environment
• Economic Development
• Education and Learning
• Equality and Diversity
• Health and Safety
• Housing (public and private)
• Landscape Architects
• Leisure and Culture
• Planning and Building Control
• Procurement
• Public Health
• Social Care
• Solihull Partnership
• Transport and Highways
• Waste Management

Children and Young People

• General 
  • Key Documents
    Including: Children and Young People's Plan; Young Carers' Strategy; Parenting Supporting Strategy and action plan; Emotional Well-being and Mental Health Strategy; Strategy for Disabled Children and Young People; Childcare Sufficiency Assessment

Community and Voluntary Relations

• General
  • The Compact Plus for Solihull 2008-2013
  • Compact Codes of Practice and Dispute Resolution

Consumer Protection

• General
  • Environmental Health Enforcement Policy
  • Food Enforcement Policy
  • Trading Standards & Licensing - Advice Policy
  • Trading Standards & Licensing - Enforcement Policy
• Licensing
  • Solihull Licensing Policy

Corporate Management

• General
  • Money Laundering Policy
  • Whistleblowing Policy
• Performance
  • Council Plan 2009-2012 [2011 Update]
  • Annual Report
• Finance 
  • Key Documents
    Including: Annual Report; The Accounting Statement; External Audit Report; Medium Term Financial Strategy; Council Tax Booklet; Quarterly Financial Reports; Annual Governance Statement
• ICT
  • Information Strategy
  • ICT Strategy 2010 - 2013

Crime and Disorder

• General
  • Key Documents
    Including: Safer Solihull Communities Plan; Anti-Social Behaviour Strategy; Witness and Victim Support; Domestic Abuse Strategy; Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy
    
• Youth Justice 
  • Youth Justice Plan

Democracy

• Decision Making 
  • Council Constitution
• General
  • One Borough: An equal chance for all - Sustainable Community Strategy for Solihull 2008-2018

Economic Development

• General
  • Economic Development Strategy 2008-2011

Education and Learning

• General
  • Transport Policy for Primary-age and Secondary-age pupils
  • Special Educational Needs Inclusion Policy
  • Accessibility Strategy
  • Anti-Bullying Strategy

Equality and Diversity

• General 
  • Equality and Diversity

Health and Safety

• General
  • Health and Safety Enforcement Policy
  • Management and safety of memorials

Housing

• General
  • Empty Homes Strategy
  • Energy and Affordable Warmth Strategy
• Homelessness
  • Homelessness Strategy
• Housing Strategy
  • Key Documents
    Including: Solihull Local Investment Plan; Summary of Supported Needs; Housing Revenue Account Business Plan; North Solihull Strategic Framework; Solihull Housing Market Summary; Solihull Housing Supply and Demand Summary; Solihull Social Housing Summary; Future Prospects of the Private Rented Sector
• Tenant
  • Customer Involvement Agreement

Landscape and Ecology

• General 
  • Key Documents
    Including: Planning (Planning and Climate Change; Greenbelt; Sustainable Development in Rural Areas; Biodiversity and Geological Conservation); Nature Conservation Strategy; Countryside Strategy; Biodiversity; Play Area Strategy; Design for Play - Creating Successful Play Areas; Woodlands Strategy; Green Spaces Strategy; Urban Forestry Strategy; Climate Change Strategy

Leisure and Culture

• General
  • Arts Development Strategy
  • Nature Conservation
  • Solihull Play Strategy
• Forestry and Woodland Management
  • Woodland Strategy
  • Native Woodlands Plans
• Green Spaces Strategy
  • Green Spaces Strategy
• Sports Development
  • Play Area Strategy
  • Physical Activity Strategy
  • A Community Sports Strategy for Solihull

Planning and Building Control

• General
  • Key Documents
    Including: Planning policies; Unitary Development Plan; Planning Process; Local Development Framework
  • Landscape and Ecology
    Including: Planning (Planning and Climate Change; Greenbelt; Sustainable Development in Rural Areas; Biodiversity and Geological Conservation); Nature Conservation Strategy; Countryside Strategy; Biodiversity; Play Area Strategy; Design for Play - Creating Successful Play Areas; Woodlands Strategy; Green Spaces Strategy; Urban Forestry Strategy; Climate Change Strategy

Procurement

• General
  • Business Charter for Social Responsibility
  • Procurement Strategy
  • Procurement - Rules for Contracts

Public Health

• General 
  • Annual Report

Social Care

• Adult Social Care 
  • Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
  • Solihull Partnership Learning Disability Strategy
  • 'The Future is Ours' Older People Strategy for Solihull
  • Mental Health Strategy
  • All Our Tomorrows - Solihull's Strategic Commissioning Statement for Extra Care Housing and Care Home Accommodation for Older People
  • Solihull Carers Strategy 2010-2015

Solihull Partnership

• General
  • Key Documents
    Including: Domestic Abuse Strategy; Healthier Communities Strategy; Common Commissioning Framework for Solihull; Community Cohesion Strategy; Solihull Partnership Governance Framework

Transport and Highways

• General
  • Cycling Strategy
  • Green Travel Plan
• Public Transport Planning  
  • West Midlands Local Transport Plan
  • A review of the Public Transport Strategy

Waste Management

• General
  • Waste Management Strategy 2010-2020