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Strategic programmes: Building great communities

Programmes underway

Programmes to launch

Cost of Living Strategic Response

  1. Action: Consolidate advice & guidance
  2. Target date: November 2022
  1. Action: Encourage & facilitate energy reduction and efficiencies
  2. Target date: November 2022
  1. Action: Prepare safety nets - 3rd sector forum, warm spaces
  2. Target date: November 2022
  1. Action: Maintain our economy - Domestic Event Fund and LoveIOM Card launched
  2. Target date: November 2022
  1. Action: Provide targeted support
  2. Target date: January 2023

Built Environment Reform Programme

  1. Action:  Launch Island Infrastructure Scheme
  2. Target date:  December 2022
  1. Action: Ensure attractiveness of brownfield development to help protect the Island's greenfields and landscape beauty - investigate policy levers & stimulus, examine Section 13 for brownfield.
  2. Target date: July 2023
  1. Action: Simplify access to the planning system - improved information including website & concierge, facilitate engagement including consultees, pre-applications service, customer charter
  2. Target date: December 2023
  1. Action: Improve the planning process - systems refresh and additional resources, major applications process, embed economic assessment, climate change standards
  2. Target date: December 2023
  1. Action: Align national planning policies, plans & strategies with the Island Plan - Town Centre First model and regeneration strategy, strengthen evidence base, deliver policy framework, permitted development review (programme implemented)
  2. Target date: 2024

Housing & Communities Action Plan (*First year)

  1. Action: Modern housing & tenancy law – Draft Housing & Communities Bill, review of Conveyancing Law*
  2. Target date: December 2022
  1. Action: Housing First-- Commission emergency night shelter and stepped approach to social housing and homelessness law*
  2. Target date: March 2023
  1. Action: Homes for all - Shared equity, rent to buy, social security support for housing, housing market review, key worker housing policy*
  2. Target date: March 2023
  1. Action: The Right Housing Stock - Building regulations review, objective need of housing, additional housing needs*
  2. Target date: March 2023
  1. Action: Change How We Work - Review alternative structures, standards of performance, consolidation of Housing Policy*
  2. Target date: March 2023
  1. Action: Updated Housing & Communities Action Plan
  2. Target date: July 2023

Implement the Road safety Strategy

  1. Action: Report on and update the Island's road safety strategy and together with a refreshed action plan
  2. Target date: February 2023

Legal and Justice Reform

  1. Action: Review an independent review in legal services and consider recommendations for implementation of reform
  2. Target date: February 2023
  1. Action: Consider recommendations from the Independent review of the Attorney General
  2. Target date: March 2023
  1. Action: Establish Community Safety Board
  2. Target date: April 2023
  1. Action: Undertake a review and update the criminal justice strategy
  2. Target date: December 2023
  1. Action: Effective implementation of the Justice Reform Act 2021 and Sexual Offences & Obscene Publication Act 2021
  2. Target date: December 2023

Transport strategy

  1. Action: Develop and integrated and socially inclusive transport strategy with recommendations and delivery plan which meets the needs of communities, keeps people connected in work, leisure and access to services and supports transition to net zero.
  2. Target date: 2024

Blue Light strategy

  1. Action: Review the Blue Light Strategy
  2. Target date: February 2023
  1. Action: Feasibility study for Central and Western Blue Light Hub
  2. Target date: December 2023

Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2026

  1. Action: Publication of preliminary publicity
  2. Target date: July 2023
  1. Action: Updated Strategic Plan to Tynwald
  2. Target date: 2024

Strategy for the long term provision of residential, nursing and respite care

  1. Action: Principles for long term provision of residential, nursing and respite care
  2. Target date: July 2023
  1. Action: Draft Strategy
  2. Target date: November 2023
  1. Action: Public Consultation
  2. Target date: December 2023
  1. Action: Strategy completed
  2. Target date: 2025

Highway Maintenance Charter

  1. Action: Final charter published
  2. Target date: December 2023
  1. Action: Public Rights of Way and Public Paths Report
  2. Target date: July 2023

Completed actions

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