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 
  • Family and Friends Policy
  • Key Documents
    Including: Children and Young People's Plan; Young Carers' Strategy; Parenting Support Strategy and action plan; Parental Engagement Action Plan; Emotional Well-being and Mental Health Strategy; Strategy for Disabled Children and Young People; Childcare Sufficiency Assessment; Disabled Children's Access to Childcare (DCATCH)
  • Safeguarding Children and Young People Procedures 
  • Children's Services Business Plan 2012/13

Community and Voluntary Relations

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

Consumer Protection

• General
  • Public Protection Enforcement Policy
  • Food Enforcement Policy
  • Trading Standards & Licensing - Advice Policy
  • Trading Standards & Licensing - Enforcement Policy
• Licensing
  • Solihull Licensing Policy

Corporate Management

• Counter Fraud
  • Counter Fraud and Corruption Policy
  • Prevention of Bribery Policy
  • Anti-Money Laundering Policy
  • Whistleblowing Policy
• Performance
  • Council Plan 2012-2015
  • Annual Report
• Finance 
  • Key Documents
    Including: Annual Report; The Accounting Statement; External Audit Report; Medium Term Financial Strategy (incorporating the annual Budget); Council Tax Leaflet; Quarterly Financial Reports; Annual Governance Statement
• ICT
  • ICT Strategy 2010 - 2013
• Pay Policy
  • Pay Policy Statement

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 and Labour Market Information - Policy Documents
    Including: Economic Development Strategy; Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Economic Strategy; Regional Economic Strategy
• Action Against Poverty Strategy

Education and Learning

• General
  • Home to School Sustainable Travel and Transport Strategy
    Including: Home to School Transport Policies for Pupils Aged from 4-16 Years Old
  • Special Educational Needs Inclusion Policy

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
  • Policy on Assistance to Owners of Private Housing
• Homelessness
  • Homelessness Strategy
• Housing Strategy
  • Key Documents
    Including: Solihull Local Investment Plan; Housing Revenue Account Business Plan; North Solihull Strategic Framework; Solihull Housing Market Summary; Solihull Social Housing Summary; Future Prospects of the Private Rented Sector

Landscape and Ecology

• General 
  • Key Documents
    Including: Planning Policies (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 (Guide for Creating Successful Play Spaces; Free Play Network); Woodlands Strategy; Green Spaces Strategy; Urban Forestry Strategy; Climate Change Strategy

Leisure and Culture

• General
  • Nature Conservation
  • Solihull Play Strategy
• Forestry and Woodland Management
  • Woodlands Strategy
  • Urban Forestry Strategy
• Sports Development
  • Play Area Strategy
  • Physical Activity Strategy
  • Physical Activity Strategy Execuive Summary
  • 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 Policies (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 (Guide for Creating Successful Play Spaces; Free Play Network); 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 
  • Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

Social Care

• Adult Social Care 
  • Assistive Technology and Telecare Strategy
  • Solihull Partnership Learning Disability Strategy
  • Safeguarding Adults Multi-Agency Procedures
  • Solihull Carers Strategy 2010-2015

Solihull Partnership

• General
  • Key Documents
    Including: Annual Report; Community Cohesion Strategy; Solihull Partnership Governance Framework
• Common Commissioning Framework for Solihull
• Solihull Families First

Transport and Highways

• General
  • Road Safety
    Including: The Road Safety Strategy; Local Safety Scheme Policy; Pedestrian Crossing Assessments; Road Safety Audit Policy
  • 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