tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/evaluation-task-forceEvaluation Task Force - Activity on °Ç¸ç³Ô¹ÏHM Government2026-05-15T10:08:50Z/government/publications/the-magenta-book#2026-05-15T10:08:50Z2026-05-15T10:08:50ZGuidance: The Magenta BookHM Treasury guidance on what to consider when designing an evaluation. /government/news/major-shift-in-government-evaluation-as-magenta-book-is-updated#2026-05-15T08:36:16Z2026-05-15T08:36:16ZMajor shift in government evaluation as Magenta Book is updatedThe Evaluation Task Force has released the 2026 update to the Magenta Book, the government’s central guidance on evaluation. As the most significant revision in government evaluation standards since 2020, it marks a major milestone for evidence-based policymaking./government/news/labour-markets-evaluation-and-pilots-lmep-fund-funded-projects#2026-05-14T09:09:04Z2026-05-14T09:09:04ZLabour Markets Evaluation and Pilots (LMEP) Fund: funded projectsDetails of the pilots and evaluations funded by HM Treasury’s Labour Markets Evaluation and Pilots (LMEP) Fund./government/publications/progress-report-on-the-government-major-projects-evaluation-review-action-plan#2026-05-01T08:00:00Z2026-05-01T08:00:00ZCorporate report: Progress report on the Government Major Projects Evaluation Review Action PlanThis report reviews the progress made on the action plan published as part of the Government Major Projects Evaluation Review in April 2025/government/publications/cross-government-trial-advice-panel-role-and-membership#2026-04-08T13:17:12Z2026-04-08T13:17:12ZGuidance: The Evaluation and Trial Advice Panel (ETAP)ETAP brings together top UK evaluation and experimentation experts to provide free evaluation advice to civil servants, local government and What Works Centres./government/publications/evaluation-academy-final-evaluation-report#2025-10-29T15:46:00Z2025-10-29T15:46:00ZCorporate report: Evaluation Academy - Final Evaluation ReportThe Evaluation Task Force has published their evaluation of the July 2025 Evaluation Academy training programme./government/publications/guidance-and-resources-for-evaluating-policy-in-government#2025-10-27T16:16:39Z2025-10-27T16:16:39ZGuidance: Evaluating Policy in GovernmentThis is a guide for civil servants to develop better policies by incorporating evaluation into the policymaking process./government/news/evaluation-accelerator-fund-phase-4-project-summaries#2025-10-17T13:43:13Z2025-10-17T13:43:13ZEvaluation Accelerator Fund (Phase 4): Project summariesThis page details the projects that were awarded funding as part of Phase 4 of the Evaluation Accelerator Fund (EAF)./government/publications/evaluation-demonstrators#2025-08-28T07:54:44Z2025-08-28T07:54:44ZGuidance: Evaluation DemonstratorsA collection of five evaluation plans and accompanying case study report demonstrating best practice for evaluating government major projects./government/news/stakeholder-engagement-magenta-book-update#2025-07-14T15:57:14Z2025-07-14T15:57:14ZStakeholder Engagement: Magenta Book UpdateThe ETF are pleased to invite stakeholders from across government and relevant external agencies to provide feedback on potential updates to the Magenta Book./government/news/the-evaluation-registry-a-new-home-for-government-evaluation#2025-07-11T08:09:53Z2025-07-11T08:09:53ZThe Evaluation Registry: a new home for Government evaluationIn March this year, the Evaluation Task Force launched the Evaluation Registry: a website which will act as a single home for evaluations across Government. /government/publications/government-major-projects-evaluation-review#2025-04-23T15:00:02Z2025-04-23T15:00:02ZCorporate report: Government Major Projects Evaluation ReviewThe Evaluation Task Force has conducted a review to see how well projects on the Government Major Projects Portfolio are being evaluated and what needs to be done to keep improving/government/publications/evaluation-task-force-output-and-outcome-indicators-march-2025#2025-04-04T09:45:27Z2025-04-04T09:45:27ZCorporate report: Evaluation Task Force Output and Outcome Indicators (March 2025)This report provides an update on progress against the Evaluation Task Force’s (ETF) output and outcome indicators./government/publications/evaluation-accelerator-fund#2025-03-07T10:52:36Z2025-03-07T10:52:36ZGuidance: Evaluation Accelerator FundThe Evaluation Accelerator Fund (EAF) supports evaluation across government to transform our understanding of the impact of activity in priority policy areas. /government/publications/etf-evaluation-academy-20-resources#2025-02-13T13:07:32Z2025-02-13T13:07:32ZGuidance: ETF Evaluation Academy 2.0 resourcesResources from the Evaluation Task Force Evaluation Academy training programme/government/news/new-guidance-for-evaluating-the-impact-of-ai-tools#2025-01-27T00:00:00Z2025-01-27T00:00:00ZNew Guidance for Evaluating the Impact of AI ToolsThe Evaluation Task Force have recently published a new annex to the Magenta Book which covers best practice for impact evaluation of AI tools and technologies./government/publications/evaluation-registry-faqs#2024-12-05T14:20:52Z2024-12-05T14:20:52ZGuidance: Evaluation Registry FAQsThis page provides answers to frequently asked questions for the Evaluation Registry./guidance/guidance-on-using-the-evaluation-registry#2024-12-05T11:15:21Z2024-12-05T11:15:21ZGuidance on using the Evaluation RegistryThis page provide guidance for Civil Servants using the Evaluation Registry /government/publications/the-self-employment-income-support-scheme-final-evaluation-2023#2024-04-23T23:00:00Z2024-04-23T23:00:00ZResearch: The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme final evaluation 2023A summary of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme final evaluation July 2023, carried out by HMRC and HMT./government/publications/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-final-evaluation-july-2023#2024-04-23T23:00:00Z2024-04-23T23:00:00ZResearch: The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Final Evaluation July 2023A summary of the Impact evaluation of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme 2023, carried out by HMRC and HMT.