Corporate 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.

This report provides an update on progress against the Evaluation Task Force’s (ETF) output and outcome indicators. As outlined in the Evaluation Task Force Strategy, the ETF monitors progress against a range of output and outcome indicators, which are designed to track activity across government that aims to:

The ETF will report publicly on each priority indicator on an annual basis. Across indicators that note ‘within the last 12 months’ this denotes financial years. In this round of reporting last 12 month figures cover 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025. Where cumulative figures are reported, these are taken from the ETF inception (April 2021).

The indicators are not wholly controlled or ‘owned’ by the ETF. Driving progress towards the targets outlined in the ETF Strategy will be dependent on cross-government partners working together to build an improved evaluation ecosystem.

Outcome 1: Government departments design and deliver robust and proportionate evaluation across their portfolio

Outcome 2: Government departments have a transparent approach to their evaluation activity, publishing evaluation outputs in a timely fashion

Outcome 3: Good-quality evaluation evidence informs decision-making in government