Environment and Net Zero Infrastructure requirements for Wales to transition to a prosperous, sustainable economy May 24, 2022 by cuwpadmin Understanding wealth and wellbeing The twenty-first century will not be like the twentieth. Most obviously, the economy of the future will be low-carbon, more efficient, less reliant on fossil fuels and highly digitised. It will need to forgo dangerous depletion of natural resources, in particular the renewable kind, such as forests, fisheries and ecosystems that […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero The impact of infrastructure on wellbeing in Wales May 23, 2022 by cuwpadmin Infrastructure is inextricably linked to well-being. Good infrastructure, well-designed and well-located, developed according to sound principles and in collaboration with the end-users, will likely produce outstanding results for a long period of time. The converse is also true. The upcoming report from the Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) - “Infrastructure and long-term wellbeing” - […] Read more »
Uncategorized What Works Network Implementation Project Building on our work to increase the impact of the What Works network across the UK, the Wales Centre for Public Policy won funding from the ESRC to work with Professor Jonathan Sharples at EEF and other What Works Centres to apply the latest thinking and evidence on implementation – how evidence is used in decision […] Read more »
Uncategorized Reform of electoral law and practice Elections were devolved to Wales through the Government of Wales Act 2017. Since then, Welsh Ministers have embarked on a programme of electoral reform most noted by the extension of the franchise to 16 and 17 year-olds and qualifying foreign citizens for Senedd and local government elections. The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act also […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero ‘Levelling Up’: continuing the conversation March 14, 2022 by cuwpadmin ‘Levelling Up’ - used here to refer to the wider UK Government policy agenda rather than the specific Levelling Up funding stream - is predominantly about tackling place-based economic inequality, economic development, and productivity. As set out in our previous WCPP blog, this is a conversation that is critical for Wales. Whilst ‘Levelling Up’ seeks […] Read more »
Uncategorized Children's social services and care rates in Wales: A survey of the sector Wales has seen a rise in both the number and rate of children looked after. The rate is now higher than any time since the 1980s. In addition, Wales has consistently had more children looked after per 10,000 of the population than the rest of the UK. This trend is a cause for concern; particularly […] Read more »
Uncategorized 2021 - In Review This report provides a brief overview of the work we undertook in 2021, with embedded hyperlinks to our full reports. You can download the report below. Welcome to our review of some of the highlights of the Wales Centre for Public Policy’s work in 2021. We enjoyed another productive and prolific year in which […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero ‘Levelling Up’: a critical conversation for Wales March 1, 2022 by cuwpadmin What does ‘levelling up’ mean in practice for Wales? While debate around the definition continues, the long awaited White Paper has now been published. However, questions remain around how results will be achieved. At the IWA Economy Summit in November Vaughan Gething MS, the Welsh Minister for Economy, commented that levelling up might be framed […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero Governance and Implementation Should the age of participation in education or training be raised to 18 in Wales? February 3, 2022 by cuwpadmin Dr Matt Dickson is Reader in Public Policy at the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) at the University of Bath. Sue Maguire is an Honorary Professor at the IPR at the University of Bath. Their research on raising the age of participation to 18 has recently been published by the Wales Centre for Public Policy. […] Read more »
Uncategorized Challenges and Priorities for Health and Social Care in Wales The challenges facing health and social care in Wales are complex and multifaceted. Systemic and workforce issues affect the smooth delivery of the health and care service, and specific health challenges faced by the Welsh population place increasing pressure on the system. The Wales Centre for Public Policy, in partnership with Kaleidoscope Health and Care, […] Read more »
