1. Influences on Public Policy From within departments
Government election
platform
From within departments
Ideas from Ministers
and departments
From outside of departments
Public concerns identified
through letters, media
coverage, etc.
Influences on
Public Policy
Devolution or
regionalization shifting
policy responsibility
Lobbying from
external interest groups
Analysis of expenditure
and revenue trends
Technological advances
e.g. in information
technology
Responding
to changes in another
department’s policies
Legal judgments
from the courts
Cabinet
Committees
Policy reviews
and
evaluations of
existing policies
Adapted from MODERN POLICY-MAKING: ENSURING POLICIES DELIVER VALUE FOR MONEY