Parliament’s financial scrutiny cycle

This one-page resource includes a diagram showing Parliament’s financial scrutiny cycle, which…


Policy Quality Framework

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet hosts the Policy Project. This Policy Quality…


Developing papers with the Policy Quality Framework

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet hosts the Policy Project. This checklist for peer…


Social Investment Unit: Briefing to the Incoming Ministers

This 2017 Briefing to the Incoming Minister sets out why social investment matters, and what a…


Place-based public service budgets: Making public money work better for communities

In the context of austerity, public services in England have been focused on short-term crises…


Learning what works for whom at what cost

Understanding what works for whom at what cost starts with asking the right questions. Questions…


Risk management framework: Invercargill City Council

This policy sets out what is required for officers at Invercargill City Council to manage risk, but…


Consequences of erudite vernacular utilized irrespective of necessity: Problems with using long words needlessly

Advice on writing well emphasises keeping it simple, but writers often feel they should use complex…