The Centre is based at Cardiff University and is co-funded[3] by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Welsh Government.

Through close collaboration with leading policy experts the WCPP aims to provide Welsh Government Ministers, the civil service, and public services with high quality evidence and independent advice to enable them to improve policy decisions and outcomes for Wales.

[1] Using existing knowledge and expertise allows the WCPP to provide evidence more quickly than traditional academic studies involving new research.

The WCPP employs 18 full-time members of staff, and its administrative base is located as a part of Cardiff University, Wales.

[5] In July 2019 the WCPP was named as a finalist in the ESRC’s Celebrating Impact Prize[6] in recognition of the way in which it has enabled Ministers to use evidence to inform policy decisions.