Co-Production and the Evidence Promoting the co-pro agenda

Evidence Overview What can we do to create an evidence base that advances the co-pro agenda? Why do we need evidence? What kind of evidence? How might the evidence be presented? How might we store and disseminate the evidence?

Why do we need evidence? “Evidence-based policy”: the Blair years Open Public Services (2011) Allen Review (2011): called for policies that are well tested, low in cost, high in results and have a lasting impact on all children Sir Bob Kerslake and Sir Jeremy Heywood have called for a “kitemark” to access the quality of social policy initiatives

What kind of evidence? Case Studies Evaluations Systematic reviews/meta analyses Cost-benefit analyses/SROI

How might the evidence be presented?

Should the focus be on effective programmes or the characteristics that make up effective programmes?

How might we store and disseminate the evidence? Do we seek to inform practitioners or commissioners and policymakers more broadly? Reports, a website, blogs, newsletters? A Wiki-type website