Publications

publication 23 July 2024
A local authority-led transition to net zero
Greg Notman, Elliott Johnson, Dr Jack Price...

The Welsh Government has an ambition of a net zero public sector by 2030. However, the current budgetary pressures in the Welsh public sector, and for...

publication 19 July 2024
Multisector collaboration to improve community wellbeing
Rosie Havers, Charlotte Morgan and Dr Hannah Durrant

The Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) and the Resourceful Communities Partnership (RCP) have been working together on research to better understand the role of...

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Publications 20 May 2024
Expert opinion on eliminating profit from the care of children looked after
We were commissioned to gather experts’ opinions on the Welsh Government's proposed legislation to eliminate private profit from the provision of children’s residential and...
Publications 18 December 2023
International approaches to population ageing and decline
There is a real risk of population decline in Wales, especially among the younger and working age populations, and especially if in-migration falls.
Publications 12 August 2023
Multi-agency working in Cwm Taf Morgannwg
We have been working with key agencies in Cwm Taf Morgannwg to help them identify how they could improve their multi-agency working to support children...
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 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...
Publications 22 September 2021
Multi-agency working and outcomes for children looked after
‘At risk’ children and families will frequently interact with multiple agencies and services. It has been a long-held aspiration that these bodies and the services...