Improving Public Services

publication 30 September 2021
Well-being briefings for Public Services Boards
Dr Helen Tilley, Manon Roberts, Dr Jack Price...

Public Services Boards (PSBs) are required by the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 to produce well-being assessments every five years, in line with local...

publication 14 September 2020
Developing leaders in the public sector
Dr Jack Price, Dr Craig Johnson, Dr Helen Tilley...

The First Minister asked us to prepare an independent assessment of how Welsh public services are developing future leaders to be effective and to meet...

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Publications 5 March 2020
2019 – In Review
Download our overview of our work in 2019
Projects
Public sector leadership development – existing provision and international approach
The First Minister wants an independent assessment of how Welsh public services can ensure that leadership development for their staff equips current and future leaders...
Commentary 30 October 2019
Unleashing the power of public procurement
Understandably given the pressure on budgets, the focus is often on procuring public services at the lowest possible cost.  But there is a growing recognition...
Commentary 23 July 2019
Responding to those in difficulty with council tax debt in Wales: what does the evidence show?
This blog draws on a recent Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) report ‘Responding to citizens in debt to public services: A rapid evidence review’...
Commentary 8 July 2019
Welsh Policy and Politics in Unprecedented Times
On 24th May 2019, the Wales Centre for Public Policy and the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) organised a conference...
Publications 26 June 2019
At the Tipping Point: Welsh Local Government and Austerity
This report outlines Welsh councils’ responses to austerity, drawing on interviews with Welsh council leaders, chief executives, finance directors, and external stakeholders. Councils have responded...
past event
What Works Centres summit – Local economic performance
10 June 2019
Insights from research and evidence, and the implications for Wales
Press Releases 30 May 2019
Youth homelessness focus at Urdd Eisteddfod
Dr Andrew Connell will tell the Urdd Eisteddfod how youth homelessness can be eradicated in Wales.