Policy Hub
1.SUMMARY
2. INTRODUCTION
3. THE CONTEXT FOR ESTABLISHING POLICY ACTION TEAMS
3.1 The context in which Policy Action teams were set up
3.2 What is a Policy Action Team and why did the Social Exclusion Unit establish them?
3.4 The PAT approach: developing modern approaches to policy making
3.5 The impact of PATs
4. PARTICIPANTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE PAT APPROACH
4.1 Appreciating PATs as a new approach to policy making
4.1.1 Membership and external focus
4.1.2 Process and Mode of Operation
4.1.3 Government commitment
4.1.4 Other positive features of the PAT approach as a 'new' approach to policy development
4.2 Briefing and preparation
4.3 The composition of the PATs
4.4 The role of the Chair and the Champion Minister
4.5 The inclusiveness of the PAT process and the importance of building the team
4.6 The dynamics of the PATS
4.7 The collection of evidence
4.8 Monitoring, liaison and collaboration between multiple PATS
4.9 Reporting PAT recommendations
5. BUILDING ON THE PAT APPROACH
5.1 Uses of the PAT approach
5.2 Suggestions for future use of the PAT Approach
ANNEX 1 Nine Features of Professional Policy-Making for the 21st Century
ANNEX 2 Research Methods for this study