Policy Watch UK-wide

An EU-wide consulation on the future of youth policy

The purpose of this public consultation is to find out how EU youth policy should develop in the coming years and what proposals we should make to European Union member countries.

Closing Date: Wednesday 24 September 2008

Antisocial Personality Disorders: consultation on the draft guideline

A clinical practice guideline on antisocial personality disorders is being developed. The consultation covers intervention in children and young people for the prevention of antisocial personality disorders, along with risk assessment and management, organisation and experiences of care.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Closing Date: Thursday 2 October 2008

A consultation on a new way of handing parents' complaints about school issues

This consultation seeks views on a new way of handling parents' complaints to their children's school. It covers ways to improve handling of complaints at school level, the place of mediation services to resolve disagreements early on and possible new arrangements to consider complaints that cannot be resolved at school level.

Closing Date: Tuesday 21 October 2008

Legal Services Commission Consultation: Proposed changes to family guidance

This consultation seeks views on changes to the list of non-allowable disbursements in family cases.

Closing Date: Tuesday 21 October 2008

The Education (Independent School Standards) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

A consultation on the changes to the regulations governing standards in independent schools. Due to time constraints the consultation will run for six weeks ending on 7 November 2008.

Closing Date: Friday 7 November 2008

Video Games Consultation

As part of the government's implementation of the Byron review recommendations on children and new media, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is asking for views from children, parents, the games industry, retailers and other interested parties on the classification system for video games. The results of the consultation will be used to develop a system to protect children from inappropriate content.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Closing Date: Thursday 20 November 2008

Alcohol Labelling Bill

Private Members' bill requiring alcoholic drink makers to place a warning on their products advising of the dangers of drinking, particularly during pregnancy.

Lord Mitchell

Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill

Would introduce the legal changes necessary to allow unclaimed assets in dormant bank accounts to be redistributed to worthy causes. The intention is for a significant portion of the money to be spent on services for young people.

HM Treasury

Drugs (Reclassification) Bill 2007-08

Private members' bill to increase the classification on cannabis.

Christopher Chope MP

Online Purchasing of Goods and Services (Age Verification) Bill 2007-08

Private members' bill mainly concerned with the sale of age-restricted products to children online.

Margaret Moran MP

Voting Age (Reduction) Bill

Private members' bill to reduce the voting age for parliamentary and other elections to 16.

Julie Morgan MP