The year ahead in policy

On this page, historians can see what's coming up policy-wise in 2011. History & Policy has put together this list of key consultations, announcements and legislation so that our network members can look ahead in the political calendar and, if you wish, consider writing opinion pieces or policy papers for H&P, backed by your historical expertise. For more information on writing an opinion piece, please click here; for policy papers, please click here.

We will continue to check and update this calendar where appropriate. Please be aware that the information comes from various sources (for which we are not responsible) and it is very common for planned government announcements, documents and legislation to fall behind schedule.

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October

  • 9 October: Elections in Poland
  • First annual data released on proportion of pupils receiving pupil premium by school
  • UK's International Climate Fund Plan due to be published
  • Housing strategy due to be published, covering both housing supply and ways of helping people to own their own homes

Consultations closing

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November

  • 3-4 November: G20 Summit (Cannes)
  • 20 November: Elections in Spain
  • 30 November: National Day of Action
  • Pre-Budget Report
  • Youth Policy Statement

Consultation closing

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December

  • 4 December: Elections in Russia (State Duma)
  • 15-17 December: Ministerial WTO summit in Geneva
  • School inspection system to be reformed
  • Publish data on staff satisfaction and engagement by NHS provider
  • Conduct a consultation (including a formal response) on the special educational needs and disability Green Paper and set out detailed reform plans
  • Develop and publish guidance for DFID's Country Offices on how to achieve development results in fragile states
  • Bill introduced to implement Tax Increment Financing, local business rates retention, and provide powers to establish local schemes for council tax support in England
  • Issue the direction on tenure in final form
  • Develop proposals for directly elected Mayors, including significant transfer of power to areas that choose a Mayoral system

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