Independent reviews can be a useful tool in the policymaking process. This report looks at why reviews are commissioned and how they have been set up and run. It makes recommendations for reviewers and officials on how to run a review, and for government on effectively commissioning them and systematically learning the lessons from past...

As a ministerial adviser, a lot of your time will be spent helping manage the flow of information to the minister. This guide provides five key steps in dealing with submissions to the minister.

As an adviser, you may liaise with public service officials even more than you speak to your minister. This guide explains how you can work with departmental staff effectively.

As a special adviser you will play a crucial role in supporting your minister to deliver on their priorities. This guide outlines how a ministerial adviser can provide a political perspective that makes them well placed to contribute towards shaping policy ideas or communicating the minister’s vision to the media.

This report examines the history of why successive governments have found it difficult to deliver on housebuilding pledges. It identifies the persistent barriers to progress, and sets out ten principles that would underpin a better approach to navigating them.