BR-UK: Policy dynamics and 'real world' decision making in policy informed by behavioural research

With speakers: Professor Linda Bauld (University of Edinburgh and Scottish Government), Ben Cavanagh (Scottish Government), Ashley Gould (Public Health Wales) and Richard Amlot (UK Health Security Agency).
The purpose of the session was to understand the processes and dynamics of decision making in government and where behavioural science has been used, at various stages, to improve policy design and implementation of interventions. It presented information about how policy making is conceptualized, and evidence from research about how policy processes play out in real situations.
The webinar included reference to case studies from policy areas, with reference to contextual factors including ministerial and political dynamics, budgets and finances, government structure and professions, government processes for options appraisal, evaluation and ethics.