The Chairs of the Medical Royal Colleges, the College of Policing and the Chartered College of Teaching signed an ‘evidence magna carta’ pledging that they and their members will take full account of evidence in their daily decisions and advice to others.

(Disclaimer: this is a proof-of-concept that team Performance Tracker @instituteforgov are working on — a non-comprehensive overview of what’s going on in public services. In the new year, we will have a go at weekly updates, on a Tuesday.)