‘Evidence-based policy making (EBPM) is aprocessthatassists policy makers to make better decisionsandachievebetter outcomes. It is concerned withusingexistingevidence more effectively, commissioningnewresearchand evaluation to fill gaps in the evidencebase,andassisting the integration of sound evidencewithdecisionmakers’ knowledge, skills, experience, expertiseandjudgement.’ (Davies, 2011, p2)
