P4 Describe, with examples, the impact of government policies on different public services:
EXAMPLES OF POLICIES AFFECTING DIFFERENT PUBLIC SERVICES
POLICIES THAT INFLUENCE ALL SERVICES:
Financial and Environmental
The government has a positive role within the public services and the military as the government give the services a set amount of money that need to be managed and used carefully. Taxes are spent on the training that is needed to care and protect people in the community. And buying updated resources for the public services and the taxes also pay for the recruits. Due to the country being in a recession the government has cut down on public services annual spending. The impact that the public services have on the environment is that the services use fuel for transport for example within the police force they need to catch criminals to prevent further issues; this increases air pollution which creates global warming. Also in the armed forces they create noise pollution by firing the guns; this has an impact on the wildlife that lives in the environment. The services work around the carbon footprint to prevent
Policies Affecting the Military Service
Declarations of War and Increased Use of Reserve Forces
Declaration of war means that money will be lost but turned into good use by paying the soldiers and their training to succeed in fighting for the country. This creates more job opportunities for the country who want to become a soldier. Also it means that there will be a higher death rate with the soldiers lost in war, this increases life insurance. Reserve forces are used to make the country cheaper so that the army can update their equipment to achieve their full potential whilst on the battlefield. Reserve forces are the TA, RAF/Navy reserve. Reserves provide extra help to the country. The reserves are trained the same as actual soldiers. There