The Green Book is the government’s guidance on options appraisal and applies to all proposals that concern public spending, taxation, changes to regulations, and changes to the use of existing public assets and resources. It supports the design and appraisal of proposals that both achieve government policy objectives and deliver social value.
Last month supplementary guidance to the Green Book was published covering the consideration of wellbeing as part of the Green Book methodology.
This supplementary guidance outlines how and where wellbeing should be considered in the relevant parts of the Green Book methodology, with an overview of the key findings from the current wellbeing literature. It includes an overview of how wellbeing evidence can inform the strategic stages of policymaking as well as ‘step by step’ guidance for analysts on how wellbeing impacts can be assessed, and in some cases where evidence allows, monetised and included in cost benefit analysis. It also includes guidance on how to include wellbeing in monitoring and evaluation in line with the requirements of the Green Book.
Read the guidance here.
