Governance and Implementation Health and Social Care Loneliness and Connected Communities How can governments engage with the public about healthcare? March 11, 2019 by cuwpadmin One of the projects that the Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) currently has on the go looks at ways that governments can engage with the public about healthcare. The Welsh Government’s plan for health and social care “A Healthier Wales” sets out public engagement as a core part of its healthcare approach going forward, […] Read more »
Governance and Implementation Managing diverse relationships in cross-cutting government March 5, 2019 by cuwpadmin This ‘think piece’ builds on my recent presentation to a seminar for senior officials hosted by the Wales Centre for Public Policy which looked at the thorny issue of cross-government working. It isn’t an academic review, and I have deliberately not burdened it with lots of academic references. Instead I’m drawing on practical, interesting and […] 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 »
Environment and Net Zero Governance and Implementation Learning the lessons from Carillion – thoughts from our panel discussion July 26, 2018 by cuwpadmin Many are still struggling to assess what caused Carillion’s spectacular demise, and how it could be prevented in future. It was with this in mind that on Wednesday 4th July the WCPP hosted an expert panel to discuss the lessons to be learnt in Wales from Carillion’s collapse and consider the future of outsourcing in […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero Governance and Implementation The income tax base in Wales – who’ll pay what to the Welsh Government? July 23, 2018 by cuwpadmin Drawing on the report he co-authored for the Wales Centre for Public Policy, The Welsh Tax Base: Risks and Opportunities after Fiscal Devolution, Guto Ifan of the Wales Governance Centre explores the income tax base in Wales. From next April, the income tax paid by Welsh taxpayers will be partially devolved to the Welsh Government. UK government […] Read more »
Governance and Implementation Evidence-informed policymaking: does knowledge brokering work? June 18, 2018 by cuwpadmin Sarah Quarmby takes a look inside the Wales Centre for Public Policy to see how its day-to-day workings tally with the body of knowledge about evidence use in policymaking. This article originally appeared on the LSE British Politics and Policy blog. There’s widespread and sustained interest in the role of evidence in policymaking. But because policymaking […] Read more »
Governance and Implementation Strengthening the Links Between Academic Research and the National Assembly for Wales May 16, 2018 by cuwpadmin It is widely accepted that academic research has an important role to play in policy formation and scrutiny, but there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ way of making this happen. The National Assembly for Wales (aka the Welsh Assembly) is involved with some exciting initiatives to make sure that evidence gets to the politicians who need it […] Read more »
Governance and Implementation Tackling Inequalities Our part in the Welsh Government Gender Equality Review May 15, 2018 by cuwpadmin In a speech on International Women’s Day, 8th March, the First Minister announced a review of "gender and equality policies [to] bring new impetus to our work". The review will consider what is and isn’t working well in Wales, provide a review of international best practice, and recommend how the Welsh Government can better promote […] Read more »
Governance and Implementation How Wales is Understood in the UK is a Problem March 23, 2017 by cuwpadmin It was recently announced that a new BBC TV channel will broadcast in Scotland from 2018. It will have a budget of £30m, roughly equivalent to that of BBC Four. Alongside that, Scotland will receive more money to make UK-wide programmes. Perhaps the most interesting development is that, included in the new channel’s scheduling is an hour-long […] Read more »
