The Policy unit sits within the Policy and Research Team of the Chief Executive's department and has five main areas of activity:
• Development of key strategic policies, strategies and position statements such as:
Community Strategy (4.03MB)
Corporate Plan (2.25MB)
Local Area Agreement (555 Kb)
Public Health Strategy (2.05 Mb)
Rural Position Statement (501 Kb)
Rural Strategy (303 Kb)
Social Inclusion Framework (426 Kb)
Sustainable Development Position Statement (162 Kb)
Sustainable Development Framework (88 Kb)
Town Centre Action Plan (1.78 Mb)
Well Being in Later Life - Older People's Strategy (1.73MB)
Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy
The Policy Framework Map provides an overview of the Council's strategies and policies aligned to the Community Strategy and Corporate Plan priorities:
Policy Framework Map
Policy Framework Map
• Providing information and guidance on developing effective strategies and policy making through seminars and publication such as the Guide to Policy and Strategy Development:
Guide to Policy and Strategy Development (274KB)
• Promoting understanding of policy issues through events, briefings and networks and identifying and disseminating thinking on key emerging policy issues and challenges for the Council via briefings, reports and seminars. Follow the link below to see past policy briefings:
Policy Briefings
• Co-ordinating and implementing corporate policy initiatives such as
Fairtrade,
sustainable development, public health, coalfield communities campaign and Steel Action
• Providing policy support to the Chief Executive, directorates, partners and councillors
Contact details:
Steve Eling, Principal Policy Officer, tel. 01709 822789, email steve.eling@rotherham.gov.uk
Catherine Dale, Policy Officer, tel. 01709 822786, email
catherine.dale@rotherham.gov.uk
Emma Bridge, Policy Officer, tel. 01709 822784, email emma.bridge@rotherham.gov.uk
Joanna Walker, Policy Officer, tel. 01709 822784, email joanna.walker@rotherham.gov.uk
Kate Taylor, Policy Support Assistant, tel. 01709 822789, email
kate.taylor@rotherham.gov.uk
Further background information about each team member can be found at the following link:
About the team
