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 »
Uncategorized Increasing Household Waste Recycling with Behavioural Science To help understand how behavioural change interventions might help increase the household recycling rate further, WCPP hosted a workshop in May 2018. The workshop brought together some key stakeholders including Welsh Government policy officials, local authority waste management and environment directors, a leading supermarket chain, landlord associations, academics and behavioural change practitioners. The event also […] 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 How can we enable job progression in low paid sectors? August 10, 2018 by cuwpadmin The value that sectors such as care, retail and food add to Wales’ economy, is not widely recognised in the pay packets of the vast majority of their respective workforces. Many employees struggle to make ends meet and gaining experience and training to progress beyond entry level jobs to better paid positions can be particularly […] 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 »
Uncategorized Evidence for Good Charities are becoming increasingly sophisticated about how they gather evidence of impact, and there are many great guides and tools out there to help them do so. But there are other ways that the third sector can use evidence to increase its effectiveness and amplify its voice. In this report, published with the Alliance for Useful […] Read more »
Uncategorized Smacking children no more effective than other forms of discipline says new report Smacking and other forms of physical punishment are no more effective in instilling discipline in children than other parenting techniques, according to a new report by the Wales Centre for Public Policy. ‘Parental Physical Punishment: Child Outcomes and Attitudes’ reviews what’s known about how children are affected by physical punishment. While there are no clear […] Read more »
Uncategorized Parental Physical Punishment: Child Outcomes and Attitudes The former Cabinet Secretary for Children and Communities asked the PPIW to undertake a review of the evidence on children’s attitudes towards physical punishment, and the links between parental physical punishment and child outcomes. Children’s attitudes towards parental physical punishment vary but are generally negative. Children who have experienced physical punishment and younger children are […] Read more »
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