Tackling Inequalities Preventing youth homelessness in Wales January 11, 2019 by cuwpadmin To help develop our knowledge about what is currently being done in Wales on the prevention of youth homelessness, I was commissioned by the Wales Centre for Public Policy to carry out an initial mapping exercise of what interventions are in place in each of the 22 Welsh local authorities. In order to structure the […] Read more » Housing and homes Poverty and social exclusion
Environment and Net Zero Collaborative procurement in Wales: Pulling together… but in what direction? December 20, 2018 by cuwpadmin Here at the Centre, we’re examining the evidence on public procurement, and aiming to publish some succinct reports in early 2019. Collaborating on procurement – joining forces to pool and strengthen in-house expertise or to access economies of scale – is an emerging theme. So, as part of our research process, we’ve been building a […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero What’s being done across the world to tackle air pollution? December 10, 2018 by cuwpadmin This blog draws on the Wales Centre for Public Policy report, Air quality strategies and technologies: A rapid review of the international evidence, co-authored by Sarah Quarmby, Georgina Santos and Megan Mathias and explores what we know about different ways of cleaning up the air we breathe. What is air quality? Air quality is measured […] Read more »
Loneliness and Connected Communities Tackling Inequalities 5 Things You Should Know About Gender Equality in Wales December 5, 2018 by cuwpadmin The Wales Centre for Public Policy is currently contributing to the Welsh Government’s Gender Equality Review, announced by the First Minister earlier this year with the aim of making Wales a world leader in gender equality Following our report in the summer on International Policy and Practice, we recently held a seminar for members of […] Read more »
Uncategorized Rhaid i brifysgolion chwarae eu rhan i wella cymdeithas Cymru, medd adroddiad Read more »
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Environment and Net Zero Fair work must be about more than who keeps the tips October 3, 2018 by cuwpadmin A new law announced by UK prime minister Theresa May will see restaurants in Britain being banned from unfairly taking tips from staff. Ensuring staff keep their tips is certainly a positive move to promote fairness. However, as tips are often used by employees to supplement their low pay, shouldn’t improving quality of work be […] Read more »
Uncategorized WCPP health expert discusses West Wales health changes Proposed changes to hospitals in west Wales by the Hywel Dda health board were up for discussion on this week's BBC Wales Live, featuring the WCPP's health expert Dr Paul Worthington. Paul shared his response to the proposals, which include removing round-the-clock emergency care from both Glangwili and Withybush hospitals, as well as outlining what […] Read more »
Governance and Implementation Working in partnership August 23, 2018 by cuwpadmin In this blog, our Senior Research Fellow, Megan Mathias discusses how the Centre draws in expertise to work on Wales’ public policy challenges At the Wales Centre for Public Policy, we’re privileged to work across a vast array of policy areas. For example, right now we’re working on issues as diverse as Wales’ tax base, […] Read more »
