Publications

Publications 27 May 2022

Infrastructure and longterm wellbeing

This commentary report accompanies a rapid review of evidence about how physical infrastructure influences long-term wellbeing, commissioned by the Welsh Government to help inform its...

Publications 10 April 2022

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...

Publications 25 March 2022

Reform of electoral law and practice

Background 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...

Publications 11 March 2022

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 1980...

Publications 3 March 2022

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. &...

Publications 11 January 2022

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...

Publications 10 January 2022

Education recovery: Responding to the Coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus-related school closures have resulted in significant disruption to children and young people’s learning in schools and colleges in Wales, as elsewhere. In the...

Publications 7 January 2022

Raising the age of participation in education to 18

In England, the compulsory age of participation in education or training was raised to 17 in 2013 and then 18 in 2015. In Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, the...