Unit 1: Government Policies And The Public Services

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Unit 1: Government, Policies and the Public Services Unit code: K/600/5979 QCF Level 3: BTEC National Credit value: 10 Guided learning hours: 60 Aim and purpose This unit enables learners to develop knowledge and understanding of the UK government policies and the democratic election process. It also enables them to demonstrate the process of developing government policies and how these policies impact on the public services. Unit introduction A major part of the UK’s government process is the democratic election of representatives to all levels of government including local, regional, national and European governments. Learners will examine the responsibilities that each level of government has to maintain effective public services,…show more content…
Quality Commission, defence vetting agency); local organisations eg police authorities, health authorities, fire and rescue authorities 2 Understand the democratic election process for each level of government in the UK Democratic election processes: who is entitled to stand for election; candidate selection processes; the influence of the party system on elections; representatives; period of election; publicity and electioneering activities undertaken; the voting processes eg personal, postal, electronic; election-day activities for different elections eg general elections, local elections eg parish, district, county, metropolitan boroughs elections; responsibilities of elected bodies; voting systems used eg first past the post, single transferable vote, alternative vote, proportional representation 3 Know the impact of UK government policies on the public services Examples of policies affecting different public services: policies that influence all services eg environmental, civilian, equal opportunities, human rights, financial reductions or increases; policies affecting the military services eg declarations of war, increased use of reserve forces, increased use of technology; links…show more content…
It is intended to give learners an understanding of how the layers of government, including the European Parliament, are interconnected and relate to public services. Learners will be expected to know the responsibilities of different government levels for public services. They will need to understand the democratic processes in place to elect the representatives who are part of the government structure in the UK. Learners will also need to know how government policies are developed and how they can affect the uniformed public services. The unit is a stand-alone unit which can also be used as a sound introduction to the position of public services in our society today. It will provide a basis for progression to a number of other units identified in the Links section. To enable learners to understand the relationships between the different levels of government, they will need access to information about the many local and national government organisations. This can be done
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