The following principles set out how we will work as a Commission. We will be:
Ambitious and honest
- We are ambitious about what can be achieved, and use constructive challenge to drive progress. We are honest about the progress that is being made and the action that is needed, even where that makes our advice and scrutiny challenging.
Participatory
- We work with experts by experience to make sure they are heard by decision-makers. We work with our Experts by Experience Panel to make sure that they are part of identifying issues, developing and designing solutions and scrutinising progress.
Evidence-based
- We use evidence from research, statistics, and from lived experience, to inform our advice and to scrutinise and monitor progress. We consider knowledge that comes from lived experience to be as important as other forms of evidence. We engage with, and share learning from, organisations working to tackle poverty and to support those with lived experience of poverty.
Intersectional
- We recognise that people in the deepest poverty are likely to experience multiple intersecting inequalities, and we work towards an intersectional approach to our work. We keep people, their lives, their potential, and their individuality at the centre of what we do.
Promoting dignity and respect
- We carry out our work in a way that promotes dignity and respect, and challenges the stigma and discrimination associated with poverty.