Policy Documents

The Institute's policy work helps to shape public perceptions of management and raise the credibility of the management profession. We aim to keep management and leadership at the forefront of the public policy agenda, so that the views and needs of managers and leaders are represented at the heart of government and key agencies.

Consultation with members and relevant research underpins and informs all our contributions to government policy-making and the development of legislation.

• Economic Outlook (October 2011)
  The latest installment of CMI's Economic Outlook research series, which tracks business confidence amongst the UK’s manager, shows that many are questioning whether the recession is really over. The majority of managers believe a double-dip recession is likely to occur with 84 per cent reporting that the economy is having a negative impact on their organisation.
  
  
• CMI submission to the consultation on modern workplaces
  CMI's submission supports the Government’s drive to reform and modernise the law in these areas. There is increasing evidence of the benefits of flexible working and We welcome proposals which we believe have the potential to transform attitudes and achieve lasting change, to the benefit of employers and employees alike.
  
  
• CMI submission to Neyroud Consultation on Police Leadership and Training
  CMI's response sets out the wide range of leadership and management development which we already carry out with police forces around the country, and makes various recommendations as to how the professional body can work closely with CMI to reach its objectives without unnecessary duplication.
  
  
• CMI submission to Liberating the NHS - Developing the Healthcare Workforce
  CMI's response argues that "Good managers and leaders create good patient outcomes" and highlights the benefits to the NHS of improving its management and leadership. However, there is insufficient recognition of the importance of these skills in the proposals. We fully support the work of the NHS National Leadership Council, such as a pilot scheme for a voluntary leadership accreditation framework for clinical leaders (to which CMI has contributed), but have concerns about the Council's future and potential confusion around the network of different organisations with responsibility for improving leadership and management skills in the NHS.
  
  
• CMI submission to Women on Boards Consultation
  CMI's paper argues that the Government is right to look at the issue of women's under representation in the boardroom, not only for reasons of fairness but because it will be to the benefit of business to draw on a wider talent pool and a diversity of viewpoints.
  
  
• Phasing out the Default Retirement Age Consultation: CMI Response
  CMI is pleased to respond to the government's consultation on the Default Retirement Age(DRA). We welcome the decision to phase out the DRA. When employers consistently report skills gaps in the labour market, it is right to tackle any barriers that prevent experienced and skilled employees from continuing to make a valuable contribution to the workforce. (October 2010)
  
  
• CMI submission to the Department of Health in response to the consultation on its NHS Outcomes Framework
  The CMI's focus in responding is how the government can take this opportunity, in reforming the NHS, to champion and improve management and leadership skills throughout the health service, in order to achieve its stated aim of better health outcomes, centered on the patient rather than the process. (October 2010)
  
  
• CMI Manifesto for a Better Managed Britain
  The Institute's manifesto states that the economic, social and political challenges we face demand a radical new approach to management and leadership(November 2009)
  
  
• CMI Manifesto for a Better Managed Britain
  The Institute's manifesto calls for a shared commitment to upgrading our managerial and leadership skills base (September 2009)
  
  
• The Panel on Fair Access to the Professions: CMI response
  The Institute's submission calls for greater recognition of management as a profession and argues that better careers advice for young people is needed to encourage social mobility through the management profession (March 2009)
  
  
• Amending and Extending the Right to Request Flexible Working to Parents of Older Children
  The Institute's response to the BERR consultation on Implementing the Recommendations of Imelda Walsh’s Independent Review on flexible working (November 2008)
  
  
• Time to Train
  The Institute's response to the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills' consultation on a new right to request time off to train for employees in England (September 2008)
  
  
• "From the Neighbourhood to the National: Policing our communities together"
  The Institute's response to the Home Office consultation on its policing Green Paper (October 2008)
  
  
• The Institute's submission to the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills' consultation, "Higher Education at Work - High Skills: High Value" (July 2008)
  
  
• Goverment's consultation, "Skills That Work for Wales: A skills and employment strategy" (April 2008)
  
  
• The Institute's submission to the Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee's Inquiry into Engineering (March 2008)
  
  
• The Institute's submission to the Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee's Inquiry into the Funding of Equivalent or Lower Qualifications (January 2008)
  
  
• Joint response from the Chartered Management Institute and Institute of Business Consulting to the Simplifying Business Support consultation (September 2007)
  
  
• Memorandum to the House of Commons Education and Skills Select Committee's Inquiry into Post-16 Training (January 2007)
  
  
• Policy recommendations for the Leitch Review of Skills: raising management skills to 2020 (May 2006)
  
  
• The Institute's 'Management Agenda' for the new Parliament (April 2005)
  
  
• Response to the Accounting Standards Board Draft Reporting Standard for the Operating and Financial Review (February 2005)
  
  
• Response to 'A Framework for Achievement' (February 2005)
  
  
• Age Matters response (October 2003)
  
  
• Recommdendations for the National Skills Strategy (May 2003)
  
  
• High Performance Workplaces: The role of employee involvement in a modern economy (December 2002)
  
  
• Response to the Higgs Review of the role of non-executive directors (September 2002)
  
  
• Response to the Final Report from the Council for Excellence in Management and Leadership (CEML) (June 2002)