Communities

publication 21 January 2016
Rural Poverty in Wales
Emyr Williams and Rosaleen Doyle

What are the issues surrounding rural poverty in Wales?

publication 24 February 2016
Childcare Policy Options for Wales
Dr Gillian Paull and Xiaowei Xu

What is the potential impact of extending the Welsh Government’s provision of free childcare for three to four year olds?

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Commentary 5 December 2018
5 Things You Should Know About Gender Equality in Wales
Feeding back from our recent Gender Equality Review seminar
Publications 2 November 2018
Legislating to Prohibit Parental Physical Punishment of Children
This report explores what might be learnt from countries which have introduced legislation to prohibit parental physical punishment of children. Based on a review of...
Publications 25 October 2018
Preventing Youth Homelessness
In June 2017, the First Minster announced that he would ask the Wales Centre for Public Policy to contribute research on youth homelessness prevention. An international...
Press Releases 25 October 2018
Prevention better than cure for youth homelessness, finds new report
The WCPP worked with homelessness experts from Canada on the project
Projects
Behavioural change and household recycling
Welsh local authorities, enabled by the Welsh Government, have achieved the highest household recycling rates in the UK. There is however more that can be...
Projects
Alternatives to prosecuting vulnerable debtors
This project aims to find out how public services and their contracted partners in Wales might better respond to vulnerable debtors, especially those subject to...
Projects
Increasing the Impact of the What Works Network across the UK
Wales Centre for Public Policy is working with What Works Scotland, Queen’s University Belfast, the Alliance for Useful Evidence and a range of What...
Projects
Better Services for Looked After Children
Improving outcomes for children in care is high up on the agenda, not only for local authorities as their legally responsible guardians, but for social...