Project Uncategorized Options for sustainable Welsh fisheries and fishing stocks management post-devolution The Welsh Government are preparing their approach to fisheries for if/when the UK leaves the European Union. They are particularly interested in future opportunities, including both quota and non-quota limits, to achieve their ‘fair share’ of allocation and to manage fish stocks for the benefit of coastal communities in Wales. This also sits in with […] Read more Topics: Economy Local government November 1, 2019
Project Uncategorized The role of KBOs Practices of effective knowledge mobilisation We are undertaking research on evidence use in policymaking, service design and implementation at the local level. A range of initiatives have been introduced, at different times and in different places across the UK, to increase the use of evidence to inform local policy and enhance frontline public service performance. Our research will provide a […] Read more November 1, 2019
Project Impact The impact of the Wales Centre for Public Policy on policymakers views and use of evidence in Wales The Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) is a knowledge brokering organisation. Its primary aim is to enhance processes of public policy making, public service design and provision, by promoting a culture and mindset of evidence use. It works with academics and experts to provide Welsh Government and public services in Wales with high quality […] Read more November 1, 2019
Project Uncategorized The role of KBOs What are Knowledge Brokering Organisations? There has been a significant growth in the number of evidence intermediaries or knowledge brokering organisations sitting between research and government and seeking to bridge the perceived 'gap' between evidence and policy. Their proliferation has been fuelled by the key assumption of the evidence-informed policymaking (EIPM) movement: that more evidence will lead to better policy. […] Read more November 1, 2019
Project Uncategorized Welsh councils’ perceptions of austerity Drawing on interviews with Welsh council leaders, chief executives, finance directors, and external stakeholders, this study explores Welsh councils’ responses to austerity. We find that councils have responded to austerity in three main ways: by making efficiency savings; by reducing the need for council services; and by changing the role played by councils and other […] Read more Topics: Economy Local government April 10, 2019
Project Uncategorized Implications of UK migration policy on the Welsh economy after Brexit Building on our previous work looking into immigration policy after Brexit, this project focuses on the likely impact of UK Government migration policies on the Welsh economy. Specifically, we’re working with Professor Jonathan Portes from Kings College London to model the impacts of the recommendations from the 2018 Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report and subsequent […] Read more Topics: Economy Local government April 10, 2019
Project Tackling Inequalities Public Engagement on Health and Social Care Transformation This project develops how the commitments to public engagement in the Welsh Government’s A Healthier Wales plan can be best realised in practice. The question we’re helping to answer is: what role does public engagement play in achieving the outcomes stated in the plan? Our approach involves a combination of evidence reviews and workshops. The evidence […] Read more Topics: Health inequalities March 6, 2019
Project Uncategorized How can policy commissions maximise their impact? In this short project, we examined the question ‘what makes a Welsh Government Commission effective?’ What impact can they have upon devolved policy making and public services? And in Westminster and Whitehall? Is it possible to distill critical success factors? The work was intended to inform the work of the Commission on the Future of […] Read more Topics: Local government August 21, 2018
Project Tackling Inequalities Supporting improvement in health boards Trying to prevent or turnaround underperformance in health organisations is a challenging task, and much of the academic literature is focused on general and abstract discussions. This project synthesises expert academic and practitioner knowledge about what is effective, and under what conditions, in supporting health boards. Understanding how to intervene effectively is salient to both […] Read more Topics: Health inequalities August 21, 2018
Project Tackling Inequalities Responding to citizens in debt to public services This project aimed to find out how public services and their contracted partners in Wales might better respond to vulnerable debtors, especially those subject to prosecution and prison. Our primary focus is on two forms of debt that Welsh public services have some control over – council tax debts, and rent arrears to government and […] Read more Topics: Poverty and social exclusion August 21, 2018
