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Public Policy Institute for Wales

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Public Policy Institute for Wales
AbbreviationPPIW
SuccessorWales Centre for Public Policy
FormationJanuary 2014 (2014-01)

The Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) was an independent policy research institution based in Cardiff, Wales.

It was established in January 2014,[1] and was co-funded by the Economic and Social Research Council[2] and the Welsh Government.[3] Its administrative base was at Cardiff University, Wales. It was a member of the UK’s What Works Network.[4]

The PPIW’s key activities included:

  • Stimulating policy-maker demand for evidence by working directly with Ministers to identify their evidence needs and make connections across policy areas.
  • Improving the supply of evidence by making policy-maker evidence needs know and generating independent authoritative advice and analysis.
  • Supporting interaction between evidence suppliers and policy-makers by developing networks.
  • Facilitating knowledge exchange between Wales, the rest of the UK and beyond.

Professor Steve Martin[5] was the Director of the PPIW. The PPIW had an independent Board of Governors,[6] whose role it was to oversee the work of the Institute; safeguarding its independence and ensuring the quality of its work.

In June 2017 the PPIW was awarded £6m[7] by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Welsh Government to establish the Wales Centre for Public Policy[8] (WCPP). The WCPP builds on the work of the PPIW, combining it with a broader approach which involves working with public services and as part of the UK-wide What Works initiative. The PPIW was absorbed into the WCPP in October 2017.

References

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  1. ^ "Public Policy Institute for Wales set up to improve public services". BBC News. 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  2. ^ "What Works Centres - Economic and Social Research Council". www.esrc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  3. ^ "Welsh Government". gov.wales. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  4. ^ "What Works Network - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  5. ^ "Professor Steve Martin". Cardiff University. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  6. ^ "Board of Governors – Public Policy Institute for Wales". ppiw.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  7. ^ "£6 million centre to help tackle major policy challenges - Economic and Social Research Council". esrc.ukri.org. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  8. ^ "WCPP". www.wcpp.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
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