Practice 5.3 Evidence based standards and criteria

Examples of notable practice:

Evidence-based approaches

Concordat signatories already base their standards or criteria on published research where this is available. For example:

• the Audit Commission’s Auditors’ Local Evaluation builds on the work of others such as CIPFA to establish the appropriate criteria for judgement.
• HSE’s standards for inspection in health were developed in conjunction and collaboration with other inspecting bodies and stakeholders.