Thursday July 15th, 16:30 - 18:00
Social Market Foundation, 11 Tufton Street, London, SW1P 3QB
The publication of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s first Pre-Budget forecast ushers in a new phase in UK fiscal policymaking. In the wake of the emergency Budget, we’ll hear from the head of the OBR, Sir Alan Budd about the relationship between the new body and Treasury ministers through the Budget process, and what lessons the Treasury will take from the exercise for the next Budget.
Monday 12 July
The Coalition Government has said the new commission on long-term care funding will report within one year and consider various proposals, including both a voluntary insurance scheme to protect the assets of those who go into residential care and the King's Fund ‘partnership' model of matching contributions.
Wednesday 7 July 2010, 8:15 -10:00am
Social Market Foundation, 11 Tufton Street, London, SW1P 3QB
At the launch of the NHS, its founders confidently expected that demand for healthcare would temporarily increase before entering a cycle of decline.
Thursday 1 July 2010,16:00 – 17:30
Social Market Foundation, 11 Tufton St, London, SW1P 3QB
While many unaccompanied asylum seeking children are granted discretionary leave to remain in the UK, for many individuals this may not be the most appropriate outcome. The appeal process that can result in a child being granted full refugee status is currently underused. This is largely due to the difficulty in securing Legal Services Commission funding for the appeal process. There is a real need for appropriate legal casework to provide an evidence base for a policy discussion of the appeal process as it applies to refugee children.
Wednesday 23 June 2010, 8:15 - 10:00am
Social Market Foundation, 11 Tufton Street, London, SW1P 3QB
On the morning after the chancellor's statement, the SMF will be hosting a breakfast meeting to discuss the details of the emergency budget.
Tuesday 15 June 2010, 16:00 - 17:30
Social Market Foundation, 11 Tufton Street, London, SW1P 3QB
The Child Trust Fund represented one of the most innovative social policies of the last decade, but has been one of the first victims of public spending cuts.