This section provides policy briefing materials which are presented to the LSIS council as part of regular policy discussions now being scheduled alongside formal meetings.

Materials are available for the following LSIS council presentations:

The new world we’re in 2011 - strategic implications
This paper was presented to the joint meeting of the LSIS Board and Council on 20 January as background to discussion about the LSIS strategy for 2011-12. Comments were sought on the draft and the updated version is now available :

The new world we're in 2011 - strategic implications paper (PDF, 161 KB)

Comments would be welcome on the document. Please send them to Caroline Mager, Executive Director, Policy, Research and Communications at caroline.mager@lsis.org.uk

Since the publication of this report, the following sector relevant policy has been announced.

The world we're in - autumn 2010 - presented on 7 October 2010
The following paper and powerpoint presentation update the analysis discussed in July, and was used to stimulate discussion about the implications for the sector and for the LSIS corporate plan. 

Any observations or comments would be most welcome – in particular on implications for LSIS’s programmes and services. Please send them to Caroline Mager, Executive Director, Policy, Research and Communications at caroline.mager@lsis.org.uk 

The world we're in - autumn 2010 - background paper (PDF, 158 KB)
The world we're in - autumn 2010 - presentation (PDF, 101 KB)

Making sense of the new world we're in - presented on 15 July 2010
The following paper and powerpoint presentation set out the rationale for the preparation of a publication that will analyse the new policy context and its implications for the sectior and for LSIS services. They also set out an initial analysis of the new policy context which will be developed and refined through discussions and further analysis of emerging policy.

The new state we're in - background paper (PDF, 106 KB)
The new state we're in - presentation (PDF, 123 KB)