Our aims

Our mission

Better evidence, better policy, better lives

To offer public agencies, private firms and voluntary and community organisations in the West Midlands improved access to well-​organised information, thereby enhancing and sharing understanding in and of the region and its sub-​regions and improving the quality of strategy formulation, policy making and service provision.

Our strategic objectives

1. Support regional policy decision-​making through the provision of intelligence based conclusions and (where appropriate) policy implications.
    
2. Monitor and evaluate the progress and impact of regional strategies and programmes.
    
3. Engage the region in determining regional data and intelligence priorities and seek better alignment of regional resources.
    
4. Coordinate and facilitate the delivery of agreed new research priorities where appropriate.
    
5. Provide effective access to intelligence to encourage higher standards of evidence-​based decision-​making.
    
6. Lead best data and intelligence practice by sharing best practice for research methods and specifications, backed up by an enquiry service.