Publications

publication 26 June 2019
At the Tipping Point: Welsh Local Government and Austerity
Professor James Downe and Emma Taylor-Collins

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...

publication 14 May 2019
Analysis of the Factors Contributing to the High Rates of Care in Wales
Dr Helen Hodges and Dan Bristow

On 31st March 2018, there were 6,405 children looked after in Wales, almost 1,900 more children than were looked after in 2006. Over that time Wales has consistently had...

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Publications 10 September 2018
Increasing Household Waste Recycling with Behavioural Science
Insights from a WCPP-run workshop on the topic
Publications 23 July 2018
Evidence for Good
How charities use evidence to boost their influence and impact
Publications 19 July 2018
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,...
Publications 10 July 2018
Putting Equality at the Heart of Decision-making
Gender Equality Review (GER) Phase One: International Policy and Practice
Publications 6 July 2018
What Works in Tackling Rural Poverty
The Welsh Government has supported a wide range of programmes to address rural poverty and yet recent estimates suggest that almost a quarter of the...
Publications 2 July 2018
The Welsh Tax Base: Risks and Opportunities after Fiscal Devolution
Under the new Fiscal Framework and devolution of some tax powers, from April 2019, the Welsh Government and local authorities will control nearly £5 billion of tax...
Publications 25 June 2018
What Works in Tackling Rural Poverty: An Evidence Review of Economic Interventions
The lack of economic opportunities, job insecurity and low wages are important causes of rural poverty in many parts of Wales. This report examines the...
Publications 22 June 2018
What Works in Tackling Rural Poverty: An Evidence Review of Interventions to Address Fuel Poverty
This report explores interventions to tackle fuel poverty in a range of OECD countries about which some reliable evidence about effectiveness exists. The majority of...