Policy professionals support ministers to shape and deliver policy that delivers the government’s objectives. We do this by bringing together a wide range of people and evidence to design, test and deliver solutions to often complex policy problems. It is our aim to improve policy making and ensure:
better use of evidence
better planning and clarity, from the outset, as to how policies will be delivered
We work with departments across government to build a professional community. Over 24,000 civil servants recognise themselves as policy professionals, making us the second-largest government profession, after the operational delivery profession.
We aim to encourage diversity of thought in policy making, recognising that policy is better made by multi-disciplinary teams who engage effectively from advice through to service delivery to identify and advise on the most effective solutions.