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SRC-d3c43c008dbff548 · Source record

HM Treasury & Evaluation Task Force (2026), Magenta Book: Central Government guidance on evaluation

HM Treasury and Evaluation Task Force · 3 connected claims

D03 · Intelligence, Research & Decision ProductsD12 · Data, Knowledge, Search & EvidenceD19 · Measurement, Experimentation & Economics

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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-magenta-book/magenta-book-central-government-guidance-on-evaluation-html

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  1. MWITA-DM-2026-004Impact evaluation estimates change attributable to an intervention over what would have occurred without it; descriptive before/after monitoring alone does not identify that counterfactual.Evidence A
  2. MWITA-DM-2026-005Evaluation planning should begin during intervention design so assignment, comparison groups, data collection and decision timing can preserve the ability to learn.Evidence A
  3. MWITA-DM-2026-020Metatron will learn more reliably when forecasts, evidence, interventions, decisions and outcomes share stable identifiers and append-only histories than when reports are stored as disconnected documents.Evidence D

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