DWP does not consistently set clear targets for its programmes or produce results against these targets. Where it has set targets previously, such as for Way to Work, these have been criticised as being inadequately defined and the results against these targets unsubstantiated. DWP should follow guidance from the Office for Statistics Regulation to establish targets and measure performance against these for all its programmes going forward.

DWP does not consistently set clear targets for its programmes or produce results against these targets. Where it has set targets previously, such as for Way to Work, these have been criticised as being inadequately defined and the results against these targets unsubstantiated. DWP should follow guidance from the Office for Statistics Regulation to establish targets and measure performance against these for all its programmes going forward. Type: conclusion | Number: 37 | Paragraph: 243 | Response status: no_published_response Government response: For each new policy, DWP Ministers and officials agree aims and objectives, and determine how best to understand, measure, and monitor the delivery and performance of policy through management information, statistics, research and evaluation. Whether public targets are appropriate, and how best to m