Text – broadly refers to the content of the policy itself. How is the policy
articulated and framed? What does the policy aim to do? What are the values
contained within the policy? Are these explicit, or implicit? Does the policy
require action, if so what and by whom? It may be worth highlighting that
analysis of the policy text is not a simple and straightforward activity. There
is considerable scope for interpretation, even in the most explicit of policies,
and it is as important to identify the ‘silences’ (what is not stated) as well as
what is clearly and openly articulated.