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POLICY EVALUATION: DRAFT OF A PROVISIONAL GUIDE FOR MANAGERS

INTRODUCTION

and

Policy evaluation is about reviewing a policy while it

is in operation or sometimes after it has been terminated.

It is natural follow-on to policy appraisal which is

done before the policy is set up, and it employs similar

techniques. Appraisal helps decision making. It throws

light on whether the proposed policy is worthwhile

which of different options is to be preferred.

enables the decisions to be reviewed in the light of

actual performance and in the light of any changes in

environment. Both appraisal and evaluation help

managers to achieve the objectives of policy effectively

and efficiently and sometimes to review the objectives

the

themselves.

2

Evaluation

and

more

Policy evaluation is not new, but it is being given

as systematic attention part

drive Management Initiative and the

greater emphasis

of the Financial

to improve Civil Service management

Service management generally. It fits

in with other management

management changes introduced

in recent

systems, top management

management information.

and

The

diagram

years including budgeting,

the

department's

at Annex A illustrates a possible configuration.

3 This guide is intended primarily for policy managers who have responsibility for areas of policy at divisional level or below. The techniques are however also applicable

for wider ranges of policies and programmes.

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