Description
Using capacity developed since 2008 (Brian Pack inquiry, Agricultural Support), SRP research shaped the 2015 reform of payment regions. The 2022-27 SRP has supporting policy options from the Vision for Agriculture. In particular, the analysis, of the impact and uptake of Enhanced Conditionality (EC) measures (with SRP experts from biodiversity, soils and waters). EC will fundamentally reshape what public subsidies deliver for climate and biodiversity crises. The analysis, with SRUC colleagues, also reconsidered payment regions and related mechanism to make them more fit for purpose. The analysis informed deliberations by RESAS analysts, RPID officials and policy teams before the Agriculture Reform Bill and by the Agricultural Reform Implementation Oversight Board. The research is also shaping the ARP Monitoring and Evaluation framework. The SRP capacity has been further exploited in UNC (Support-to-Policy) and Contract Research (3 since 2019). The analytical frameworks have also informed deliberations on grouse moor management, the Land Use Strategy and the Land Reform Bill.