Public Policy Institute for Wales


The Public Policy Institute for Wales was an independent policy research institution based in Cardiff, Wales.
It was established in January 2014, and was co-funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Welsh Government. Its administrative base was at Cardiff University, Wales. It was a member of the UK’s What Works Network.
The PPIW’s key activities included:
Professor Steve Martin was the Director of the PPIW. The PPIW had an independent Board of Governors, whose role it was to oversee the work of the Institute; safeguarding its independence and ensuring the quality of its work.
In June 2017 the PPIW was awarded £6m by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Welsh Government to establish the Wales Centre for Public Policy. The WCPP builds on the work of the PPIW, combining it with a broader approach which involves working with public services and as part of the UK-wide What Works initiative. The PPIW was absorbed into the WCPP in October 2017.