def METHOD_NAME(
    self,
    resource_group_name: str,
    lab_name: str,
    name: str,
    policies: Optional[List[_models.EvaluatePoliciesProperties]] = None,
    **kwargs: Any
) -> _models.EvaluatePoliciesResponse:
    """Evaluates lab policy.
    :param resource_group_name: The name of the resource group. Required.
    :type resource_group_name: str
    :param lab_name: The name of the lab. Required.
    :type lab_name: str
    :param name: The name of the policy set. Required.
    :type name: str
    :param policies: Policies to evaluate. Default value is None.
    :type policies: list[~azure.mgmt.devtestlabs.models.EvaluatePoliciesProperties]
    :keyword callable cls: A custom type or function that will be passed the direct response
    :return: EvaluatePoliciesResponse or the result of cls(response)
    :rtype: ~azure.mgmt.devtestlabs.models.EvaluatePoliciesResponse
    :raises ~azure.core.exceptions.HttpResponseError:
    """
    error_map = {
        401: ClientAuthenticationError,
        404: ResourceNotFoundError,
        409: ResourceExistsError,
        304: ResourceNotModifiedError,
    }
    error_map.update(kwargs.pop("error_map", {}) or {})
    _headers = case_insensitive_dict(kwargs.pop("headers", {}) or {})
    _params = case_insensitive_dict(kwargs.pop("params", {}) or {})
    api_version = kwargs.pop(
        "api_version", _params.pop("api-version", self._config.api_version)
    )  # type: Literal["2018-09-15"]
    content_type = kwargs.pop("content_type", _headers.pop("Content-Type", "application/json"))  # type: str
    cls = kwargs.pop("cls", None)  # type: ClsType[_models.EvaluatePoliciesResponse]
    _evaluate_policies_request = _models.EvaluatePoliciesRequest(policies=policies)
    _json = self._serialize.body(_evaluate_policies_request, "EvaluatePoliciesRequest")
    request = build_evaluate_policies_request(
        resource_group_name=resource_group_name,
        lab_name=lab_name,
        name=name,
        subscription_id=self._config.subscription_id,
        api_version=api_version,
        content_type=content_type,
        json=_json,
        template_url=self.METHOD_NAME.metadata["url"],
        headers=_headers,
        params=_params,
    )
    request = _convert_request(request)
    request.url = self._client.format_url(request.url)  # type: ignore
    pipeline_response = self._client._pipeline.run(  # type: ignore # pylint: disable=protected-access
        request, stream=False, **kwargs
    )
    response = pipeline_response.http_response
    if response.status_code not in [200]:
        map_error(status_code=response.status_code, response=response, error_map=error_map)
        raise HttpResponseError(response=response, error_format=ARMErrorFormat)
    deserialized = self._deserialize("EvaluatePoliciesResponse", pipeline_response)
    if cls:
        return cls(pipeline_response, deserialized, {})
    return deserialized