The Wilton Park event on Revisiting independence, objectivity, and the critically reflective role of evaluation for the SDG era took place from 25 to 27 June in West Sussex, UK. The purpose of this dialogue was to enable a high level, practical but informal debate, addressing conceptual and practical issues arising from the intersections of accountability, independence, objectivity and the critical voice of evaluation. This report summarizes some of the key discussions and conclusions that emerged from debate among the high-level group. It reflects the richness and depth of the discussions as well as the complexity of the topics at hand.