DWP and Social Justice's Pat Russell spent some time today [24 July] answering questions around connecting policy with practice, during the latest instalment of the #AskCivilService twitter Q&As.
There's some background reading in Civil Service Quarterly, where Pat and colleague Cat Drew were interviewed by Nicola Hughes from the Institute for Government.
https://storify.com/UKCivilService/askcivilservice-with-pat-russell