1. Case Study: Wildfowling Proposals exist to expand the area where passage and wintering birds can be shot Becomes complicated - not because of number of birds killed but disturbance caused

2. The team – they’re good but...

3. Current sources of information Google searches National specialists inside and outside the organisation (opinion and judgement) Conversations with colleagues Library searches Myself (empirical)! From the decision-making process

4. Issues Limited time to search, absorb and analyse data and information Precautionary approach v risk-taking Often confrontational debate … Exacerbated by reliance on conflicting data From apparently different sources of data not available to both parties

5. Worked Examples Lots of information – we assume Tend to utilise a set of ‘favoured references’ Clearly not comprehensive – ‘opposition’ has more/ other references Let’s have a look.......

11. Summary Requirements of state institutions to provide justified and accurate opinion/ advice Real pressures of time and resources Good job done but could be better? Each question/ issue is different and unique Huge amounts of data and information available – but where is it? How do we find it better?

12. Thank you!