Tackling Inequalities Fairer Futures: Understanding Inequality in the Our Future Wales consultation February 1, 2021 by cuwpadmin The Welsh Government launched the Our Future Wales consultation in May 2020 with the aim of identifying ideas and solutions for rebuilding Wales following the Coronavirus pandemic. The public consultation drew more than 2,000 responses from individuals, groups, and organisations across the country and gathered a range of opinions - from ideas about public spaces […] Read more »
Tackling Inequalities Post-Brexit Migration and Wales: Potential impacts of the new system and recommendations on the priorities for influencing UK immigration policy. January 15, 2021 by cuwpadmin Following the end of free movement on 31st December 2020, thinking turns not only to the impacts of the new immigration system, but also to how devolved nations can seek to respond to these changes. A recent report by Dr Eve Hepburn and Professor David Bell for the Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) provides […] Read more »
Uncategorized Diwedd cyfnod pontio Brexit yn nodi “cyfnod o aflonyddwch sylweddol” i economi Cymru Read more »
Uncategorized Using fishing opportunities to support mental health and wellbeing in the Welsh fishing industry December 15, 2020 by cuwpadmin As the UK leaves the European Union, much has been made of the post-Brexit opportunities for new governing legislation. In few industries is this more acutely felt than in the fishing industry, where there have been calls for a “sea of opportunity” as the UK becomes an independent coastal state with control over its waters. […] Read more »
Governance and Implementation What might implementation science and knowledge mobilisation mean for What Works Centres? December 8, 2020 by cuwpadmin Implementation science (IS) and knowledge mobilisation (KMb) are just two concepts in the plethora of ideas and terms developed over the last decades in narrowing the gap between knowledge being produced and knowledge being used in policy and practice. Other terms include knowledge brokering, knowledge transfer, co-production, dissemination science, and knowledge exchange. Most of them […] Read more »
Health and Social Care Caring for the Care Sector: How Can We Support New Models of Home Care December 3, 2020 by cuwpadmin Social care needs help. We can only describe a service as in “crisis” for so long until that becomes the norm, and the very name “domiciliary care” makes it sound like a chore that needs to be completed. In our drive to “fix” the social care system we have begun to speak about it as […] Read more »
Uncategorized Gradually and then all at once – The UK’s new points-based migration system and small and medium enterprises November 30, 2020 by cuwpadmin Responding to the Wales Centre for Public Policy’s (WCPP) report on the impact of a new post-Brexit migration system, in this blog Dr Llyr ap Gareth, Senior Policy Adviser at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), outlines the practical issues it raises for smaller firms. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) make up 62.3% of private […] Read more »
Health and Social Care Supporting mental health and wellbeing in fishermen and fishing communities November 12, 2020 by cuwpadmin In September 2020 the Centre published it’s report Policy options for Welsh fishing opportunities, which explores the potential fishing opportunities open to Wales after the European Transition. Equally as important as the financial implications for the sector is the mental impact the uncertainty of the Brexit situation is having on those who work within the […] Read more »
Tackling Inequalities Why diversity in public appointments matters November 10, 2020 by cuwpadmin Owing to the lack of diversity in board membership, many boards in Wales do not reflect the communities they serve, with Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidates and disabled candidates being currently underrepresented. The Wales Centre for Public Policy recently published two reports on improving recruitment practices in public appointments and how underrepresented groups could […] Read more » Diversity and inclusion Local government
Health and Social Care Building on strong foundations: the volunteer response to the pandemic in Wales November 6, 2020 by cuwpadmin Emma Taylor-Collins and Hannah Durrant from Wales Centre for Public Policy, and WCVA’s Helpforce Cymru Manager Fiona Liddell look for a pattern in recent volunteering success stories from across Wales. Over the past few months, we’ve heard a lot about the significant volunteer response to the pandemic. As in the rest of the UK, volunteers […] Read more »
