Evaluation and Evidence Based Policy Making
This is the first RSES and it provides an ideal opportunity to reflect on knowledge acquired from the process of preparation and implementation for future strategies. The impact of the RSES will be subject to evaluationwhichwill include experts independent of the Southern Regional Assembly. The results will be publicly available. Evaluation Mechanisms for the RSES 1. The RSES will be subject to formal review not less than once every six years to allow for the revoking or amending objectives of the RSES; 2. The Local Government Reform Act 2014, 26(2) requires that before revoking a RSES (other than to make a new RSES), the regional assembly will consult with planning authorities in its Region; 3. Where the regional assembly makes a new RSES, it will follow the procedures laid down in the Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Sections 22, 24 and 25); 4. Where a new RSES is made, it shall supersede any previous RSES. The Southern Regional Assembly is strongly committed to the preparation of evidence-based strategies, as demonstrated in the baseline data gathered to inform the development of the RSES. As part of this commitment, this baseline data will be available to other public bodies and local authorities as a shared evidence-base for the Region, particularly to inform the preparation and implementation of a local authority’s Development Plans, Local Area Plans, and Local Economic and Community Plans. TheRSES baseline datawill beupdated as newinformation becomes available and the Southern Regional Assembly will support the development and publication of a set of robust, relevant and timely key regional indicators for policymaking and evaluation.
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