Policy research, evaluation and evidence work

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Research, evaluation & policy evidence.

Research, reviews and evaluation for legislative, regulatory, governance and institutional decisions.

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01

Policy & Regulatory Review

Evaluate whether existing policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks remain coherent, effective and fit for purpose.

02

Research, Evaluation & Evidence

Generate and synthesise credible evidence for public-policy and institutional decisions.

03

Advocacy Monitoring & Impact Assessment

Measure progress, contribution and results in policy-influence work.

Typical Research Questions

Questions that require structured research, review, evaluation or impact assessment.

  1. Q01

    Is the current policy or regulatory framework working?

  2. Q02

    Where are the legal, policy or institutional gaps?

  3. Q03

    What does available evidence show?

  4. Q04

    What has a programme or reform achieved?

  5. Q05

    What needs to change?

  6. Q06

    How can advocacy influence be measured credibly?

  7. Q07

    What practical options should decision-makers consider?

Research Capabilities

3 specialist areas of research support.

01

Policy & Regulatory Review

TLC reviews policies, statutes, regulations, rules and institutional frameworks to identify gaps, duplication, inconsistency, implementation barriers and practical reform options.

Best used for

  • policies or regulations have become outdated
  • multiple instruments overlap or conflict

Typical outputs

Policy review report · Regulatory gap analysis · Legal and institutional review · Comparative benchmarking report

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02

Research, Evaluation & Evidence

TLC undertakes research, evaluation and evidence synthesis for organisations requiring reliable analysis of policy, legislative, governance and institutional questions.

Best used for

    Typical outputs

    Research report · Evaluation report · Baseline / diagnostic study · Policy brief

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    03

    Advocacy Monitoring & Impact Assessment

    TLC helps organisations define advocacy results, monitor progress, document contribution and assess the effectiveness of policy-influence work.

    Best used for

    • advocacy programmes measure activity but not influence
    • results indicators are unclear

    Typical outputs

    Advocacy results framework · Monitoring plan · Indicator matrix · Evidence / contribution tracker

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    Research workflow

    Research is structured around the decision that must ultimately be made, not simply the production of a report.

    1. 01

      Frame

    2. 02

      Investigate

    3. 03

      Analyse

    4. 04

      Test

    5. 05

      Translate

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    Start with the problem, decision or delivery challenge and the result required.

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