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Advice to ministers: a prototype page for a pilot in the UK civil service (view source)
Revision as of 07:46, 18 February 2022
, 07:46, 18 February 2022A prototype page showing what advice to ministers would look like if set out as a wiki page
== This is what policy advice would look like as a wiki page ==
In the UK civil service, policy advice is usually provided to ministers as a written document containing analysis, options, and recommendations. As part of a wider project reviewing decision-making in government, this prototype page shows what policy advice could look like if it were set out as a wiki page. The content on this page does not follow any existing template for advice, and does not contain any sensitive information; it is designed purely as a way to test this way of setting out advice. The layout is based on the [https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Main_Page Government of Canada's GCwiki].
== Summary ==
This section would contain a brief summary of the issue, with [[#|links]] to other wiki pages that contain related information (such as previous advice, and/or links to internal or external documents). It could also contain a recommended action or high-level update.
== Body of advice ==
This is where the body of the advice would appear. It would be separated according to each department's preferences, an example layout follows:
=== Background ===
Some background on the issue, including more [[#|links]] to related pages and footnotes for references<ref>This is a footnote leading to an external link, in this case the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia homepage]. Footnotes should contain dates and details about the source.</ref>
=== Evidence and analysis ===
This section could make use of features such as tables, images, or link out to other documents and/or interactive features.
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{| class="wikitable"
|+ A table showing pros and cons
|-
! Pros !! Cons !! Unknowns
|-
| Example || Example || Example
|-
| Example || Example || Example
|-
| Example || Example || Example
|}
Some analysis could be set out as a chart
[[File:Screen Shot 2022-02-18 at 11.32.22.png|thumb||left|A chart showing COVID-19 vaccination uptake in the UK]]
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=== Options and recommendations ===
This Section would set out options, risks, mitigations, and recommendations
=== What next ===
This section would contain contact details of officials for further discussion, or could re-direct to the 'Discussion' feature at the top of the page
----
===== Footnotes =====
<references/>
In the UK civil service, policy advice is usually provided to ministers as a written document containing analysis, options, and recommendations. As part of a wider project reviewing decision-making in government, this prototype page shows what policy advice could look like if it were set out as a wiki page. The content on this page does not follow any existing template for advice, and does not contain any sensitive information; it is designed purely as a way to test this way of setting out advice. The layout is based on the [https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Main_Page Government of Canada's GCwiki].
== Summary ==
This section would contain a brief summary of the issue, with [[#|links]] to other wiki pages that contain related information (such as previous advice, and/or links to internal or external documents). It could also contain a recommended action or high-level update.
== Body of advice ==
This is where the body of the advice would appear. It would be separated according to each department's preferences, an example layout follows:
=== Background ===
Some background on the issue, including more [[#|links]] to related pages and footnotes for references<ref>This is a footnote leading to an external link, in this case the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia homepage]. Footnotes should contain dates and details about the source.</ref>
=== Evidence and analysis ===
This section could make use of features such as tables, images, or link out to other documents and/or interactive features.
----
{| class="wikitable"
|+ A table showing pros and cons
|-
! Pros !! Cons !! Unknowns
|-
| Example || Example || Example
|-
| Example || Example || Example
|-
| Example || Example || Example
|}
Some analysis could be set out as a chart
[[File:Screen Shot 2022-02-18 at 11.32.22.png|thumb||left|A chart showing COVID-19 vaccination uptake in the UK]]
----
<br>
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
=== Options and recommendations ===
This Section would set out options, risks, mitigations, and recommendations
=== What next ===
This section would contain contact details of officials for further discussion, or could re-direct to the 'Discussion' feature at the top of the page
----
===== Footnotes =====
<references/>
