A to Z of Policy Support Resources
An index of resources - from Northern Ireland and elsewhere - to support policy development
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- A Practical Guide to Policy-Making in Northern Ireland, OFMDFM, 2003 (PDF 368KB)
- Achieving Evidence-Based Practice: A Handbook for Practitioners
- This book provides a practical introduction to and overview of the development and implementation of evidence-based practice. - Analysing Public Policy - this book reviews the main approaches to the study of public policy.
- Better Policy-Making, Centre for Management Policy Studies, 2001 (PDF 1,120KB)
- Better Policy Making & Regulatory Impact Assessment: A guide for Northern Ireland
- Children in Northern Ireland (CiNI) - the umbrella organisation for the children's sector in Northern Ireland
- Consultation guidance from the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
- C4ni - a web based project to encourage active participation in the decision and policy making processes
- Creating Public Value: Strategic Management in Government - this book looks at what public sector executives should do to improve the performance of public enterprises.
- Demos
- Devolution Guidance Note 8 : Post-Devolution Primary Legislation affecting Northern Ireland
- Disability Action
- Distribution Lists of Departmental Publication and Consultation Documents (PDF 345 KB)
- Economic and Social Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Institute (Ireland)
- Economic Research Institute of Northern Ireland
- Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
- Equality Commission "Guide to the Statutory Duties" (PDF 1,321KB)
- Equality Commission "Practical Guidance on Equality Impact Assessment" (PDF 306KB)
- Equality of Opportunity and Sustainable Development in Public Sector Procurement (PDF 1004.35KB) - Equality Commission NI and the Central Procurement Directorate - May 2008
- European Research Area
- Evaluation Guidance – Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety(PDF 125KB)
- Evidence Network - an information resource provided by the Centre for Evidence & Policy at King's College, London
- Excellence and Fairness (PDF 904.63KB) - Cabinet Office 2008 - sets out the Govenment's approach to improving public services over the next few years.
- Gateway Process
- General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland
- Getting the Evidence: Using research in policy-making (PDF 667.77KB) - National Audit Office - 2003
- GLIMPSES of tomorrow (by the tomorrow Project) - describes emerging social, economic and demographic trends.
- Good Relations Guidance (PDF 1.84MB) - a summary guide for public authorities
- HM Treasury -Evidence and Analysis (PDF 127.46KB)
- HM Treasury Green Book
- Horizon Scanning Centre (Office of Science and Innovation)
- Human Rights website
- Identifying Good Practice in the use of Programme and Project Management in Policy-Making (PDF 613.19KB) - Prime Minister's Strategy Unit - 2002
- Improvement Network
- Improvement and Development Agency - IDeA
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- International Comparisons in Policy Making : Toolkit
- Involving the Front Line in Policy-Making (PDF 169.27KB) - Prime Minister's Strategy Unit - 2002
- Let's Talk, Let's Listen - guidance for public authorities on consulting and involving children and young people - Equality Commission for NI
- Lifetime Opportunities(PDF 985.66kb) - Government's Anti-Poverty and Social Inclusion Strategy for Northern Ireland
- Magenta Book - Guidance notes on policy evaluation
- Making policy in theory and practice - this book reviews progress in improving and professionalising policy making in Government
- Making Public Policy: Authority, Organisation and Values - this book explores the nature of public policy in a world undergoing cataclysmic change.
- Managing Risks to the Public: Appraisal Guidance - HM Treasury - 2005
- Modern Policy-Making: Ensuring policies deliver value for money (PDF 1.38MB) - National Audit Office - 2001
- Monitoring Guidance for Use by Public Authorities(PDF 848.87KB) - Equality Commission NI - July 2007
- National Economic and Social Council
- National Economic and Social Development Office (Ireland)
- National Economic and Social Forum
- National School of Government
- National Statistics
- News Now – excellent source of news headlines from the UK and around the world, updated every five minutes
- NICS e-library [Please note that, as this is an intranet site, members of the public will not be able to access this link]
- Northern Ireland Assembly
- Northern Ireland Census Access (NICA)
- Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service (NINIS)
- Northern Ireland Practical Guide to the Green Book
- Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
- Office of Government Commerce Successful Delivery Toolkit
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Participation Network - engaging children and young people in public decision making
- Partnership and Participation
- Plain English Campaign
- Policy analysis for the real world - this book covers the repertoire of approaches and techniques available for assisting policy analysts and decision-makers at various stages of the policy process.
- Policy Evaluation in the United Kingdom (PDF 114.04KB) - Paper by the Government Chief Social Researchers Office - 2004
- Policy Hub
- Policy Library
- Policy Making in Britain: An Introduction - an introduction for students to the public policy-making process in Britain today.
- Policy Press
- Policy Toolkit
- Politics UK - (The Policymaking Process) - this book presents a detailed examination of the core elements of the British political scene
- Primary Legislation Guidance
- Prime Minister's Strategy Unit
- Programme for Government and Budget
- Professional Policy-Making for the 21st Century, Cabinet Office, 1999 (PDF 322KB)
- Promoting Good Relations - A summary guide for public authorities
- Public Management and Policy Association - Evidence-based policy-making - This is a collection of essays focusing on the current debate about the nature of evidence based policy and the process of academic and practitioner exchange that underpins it.
- Public Policy: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Policy Analysis - this book provides an introduction to policy studies and provides the theory and practice of public policy.
- Public Policymaking - the focus of this book is on crafting legislation.
- Regional Trends
- Research Councils UK
- Research Skills for Policy and Development: How to Find Out Fast - a critical guide to conducting investigations under time and resource pressured conditions
- Review of Public Administration
- Risk : Improving government's capability to handle risk and uncertainty (PDF 234.77KB)
- Scottish Executive Research
- Section 75: Keeping it Effective - Reviewing the Effectiveness of Section 75 of the NI Act 1998 - Equality Commission NI - 2008
- Smarter Partnerships
- Strategic Audit - Progress and Challenges for the UK - Prime Minister's Strategy Unit - 2005
- Strategic Futures Project, Cabinet Office Strategy Unit
- Strategy Survival Guide, Strategy Unit's Strategic Capability Team
- Studying Public Policy: Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems - this book develops an analytical framework for use by students in public policy courses.
- Subordinate Legislation Guidance
- Successful Delivery Toolkit
- Sustainable Development Strategy for Northern Ireland: First Steps Towards Sustainability (PDF 5.45MB)
- The impact of devolution on social policy - this book makes a comprehensive assessment of the impact of devolution on social policy.
- The Public Policy Process - helpful reading for anyone trying to understand the process by which public policy is made.
- Trying it out: the role of pilots in policy-making (PDF 271.10KB) - Government Chief Social Researchers Office - 2003
- Understanding the policy process: analysing welfare policy and practice - this book explains how and why social policy change occurs.
- Welsh Assembly Research and Evaluation
- What Works? Evidence-based Policy and Practice in Public Services - An exploration of how the knowledge gained from research is used to improve the effectiveness of public policy formation and public service delivery.
