The Behavioural Insights Team

This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note provides an overview of evidence-based policy in the UK. Following a brief context overview, the note outlines the benefits of evidence-based policy and discusses different types of evidence and its application across government and public service agencies.

This Practice Note explores what effective governance means in the context of the UK public sector. It considers the key underlying principles of effective governance, the potential outcomes associated with practicing effective governance, and some of the tools that can be applied in practice to make effective governance a reality.