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Numbers and Policy in Care for People with Intellectual Disability in the United Kingdom
Author(s) -
Glover Gyles
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1468-3148
pISSN - 1360-2322
DOI - 10.1111/jar.12131
Subject(s) - process (computing) , government (linguistics) , national policy , field (mathematics) , intellectual disability , policy making , public policy , public relations , actuarial science , public administration , psychology , computer science , business , political science , law , mathematics , psychiatry , philosophy , linguistics , pure mathematics , operating system
Background Statements or commitments making use of numbers have an important place in government policy. They appear at all stages of the policy process: campaigning, formulation, monitoring and evaluation. Many types of source are involved including research studies, national survey information, routine operational data collections and special systems devised to monitor particular initiatives. Method The paper presents examples of policy uses of numerical evidence, and some sources of data that have been used to support them in the field of care for people with intellectual developmental disability in England. Conclusions Different levels of precision or coverage are required at different stages of the process. Different types of numerical data are appropriate at the various stages of the policy process.