This report is a methodology paper to inform the future national evaluation of CLG funded Local Authority-led PREVENT activities.

It aims to “provide advice and expertise on a range of possible evaluation approaches, scoping out their strengths, weaknesses, appropriateness and feasibility for evaluating the funding as a whole.” The paper covers both impact and process evaluation, considers possibilities for an economic assessment and discusses issues around indicators.

Its main audience is CLG, though content and recommendations may also be useful for Local Authorities considering an evaluation of their activities funded through PREVENT.