Ofwat Chair reappointed
Iain Coucher has been reappointed as Chair of Ofwat for a second term, continuing his leadership of the water regulator responsible for economic regulation of water and sewerage services in England and Wales.
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Board member appointed to the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
The Secretary of State for Justice has approved Kathryn Gillatt’s appointment as a board member of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS), adding senior governance capacity to the organisation.
Burnham speech: Message of hope is crucial, now we need honesty about the changes ahead says IPPR
IPPR welcomed Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s hopeful conference tone but urged honesty about necessary changes, saying hope must be backed by government action on long-term problems such as social care, youth unemployment, broken public services and stagnant living standards.
Measures to rewire the state
The Cabinet Office set out a package of measures intended to shift public spending towards service delivery, aiming to boost local growth and job creation by ‘rewiring the state’—details of specific policies and funding were not provided in the blurb.
Culture and heritage capital - Valuing social cohesion: a scoping study
Scoping study examines potential methodologies for monetising the value of social cohesion, mapping approaches and evidence gaps to inform how culture and heritage capital might be valued for policy appraisal.
Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain publish 2025-26 annual report
Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have published their 2025–26 Annual Report to the Secretary of State, setting out activity, decisions and regulatory oversight of the heavy goods and passenger transport sectors over that year.
Arts Council of Northern Ireland: 2025/26 Annual Investment Survey findings
Analysis of the 2025/26 Annual Investment Survey setting out how funding and investment were distributed across Northern Ireland's arts and cultural sector, identifying patterns in grants, revenue and capital support.
Improving social connections, wellbeing and aspirations among boys and young men experiencing loneliness and isolation through the Offload and Movember Ahead of the Game programmes
Evaluation reports of two DCMS-funded pilots—Offload and Movember Ahead of the Game—assessing impacts on social connections, wellbeing and aspirations among boys and young men experiencing loneliness and isolation.
Vets market investigation: draft substantive Order and Undertakings
CMA has published a draft substantive Order and Undertakings as part of its vets market investigation and is inviting stakeholders to submit views on the proposed remedies and behavioural undertakings to address competition concerns in veterinary services.
Uniformed Youth Fund evaluation reports
An independent process and impact evaluation covers the Uniformed Youth Fund 2022–25 and a process evaluation of its 2025–26 extension, assessing how the fund operated and what effects it had on beneficiaries and delivery.
Early-in-year student withdrawal notifications: academic year 2018/19 to 2025/26
Early-in-year statistics cover notifications of student withdrawals reported by higher education providers to the Student Loans Company for academic years 2018/19 through 2025/26, showing in-year changes in student finance cases.
Chiltern Railways brought into public ownership
Chiltern Railways has been brought into public ownership, with the Department for Transport promising more daily services and improved reliability for passengers as the operator transitions to government control.
Research at Home Office
Overview of the Home Office’s investment in research, development and analysis intended to improve departmental decision-making, delivery and evidence use across immigration, policing and security policy areas.
Appointment of members of the Enforcement Decision Making Committee (EDMC)
Announces the appointments of Carlos Conceicao and Alexander Justham to the Bank of England’s Enforcement Decision Making Committee, effective September 2026, following an external recruitment process.
Skydance says CNN will retain its editorial independence
Skydance’s CEO said CNN will retain editorial independence following Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery and related industry consolidation, addressed in the Briefing newsletter on media sector developments.
Recruitment for a Veterinary Pharmacovigilance Assessor - Inspections
Vacancy: Veterinary Pharmacovigilance Assessor (Inspections) to work on inspections of Marketing Authorisation Holders, within the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, recruiting for a regulator role monitoring veterinary medicine safety.
Deaths registered monthly in England and Wales: August 2026
Publishes the number of deaths registered in August 2026 for England and Wales, broken down by usual residence across regions, counties, health authorities, local/unitary authorities and London boroughs.
Deaths Registered in Northern Ireland - Week ending 18 September 2026
Weekly tables listing deaths registered in Northern Ireland up to and including 18 September 2026, providing counts by registration week for use in short-term mortality monitoring.
Seven linked companies shut down after Insolvency Service investigation with Companies House
Seven companies have been wound up after a joint Insolvency Service and Companies House investigation uncovered linked conduct concerns across businesses that initially appeared unrelated; the action follows regulatory scrutiny into their behaviour.
Civil Service median salary by responsibility level in England: 2026
Shows median Civil Service salaries in England for 2026 broken down by responsibility level, giving pay benchmarks across grades to inform pay policy and workforce analysis.
Healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) QMI report
Quality and methodology information for the healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) accredited official statistics, setting out data sources, collection methods, strengths, limitations and quality assurance for HCAI releases.
Ofsted publishes annual report on Armed Forces initial training
Ofsted published its 18th annual report assessing care, welfare and training arrangements for recruits, trainees and officer cadets across the Armed Forces, evaluating effectiveness of initial military training and welfare provision.
A practical review of horizon scanning approaches, tools and techniques
Independent research and practical guidance sets out horizon-scanning approaches, tools and techniques to help organisations embed forward-looking analysis into strategic planning and decision-making processes across policy and public service contexts.
Regulation of hairdressers
Hairdressers and barbers in the UK remain unregulated as a profession, though they fall under existing consumer protection laws; the Commons Library briefing outlines the current legal framework and implications.
Evaluation Accelerator Fund (Phase 5): Project summaries
Summaries of projects awarded funding in Phase 5 of the Evaluation Accelerator Fund, listing the initiatives selected for support to develop evaluation capacity and deliver policy-relevant evidence across government.
Digest of statistics for the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland 2024/25
Annual digest providing an overview of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) for 2024/25, summarising core activity and statistics about records, services and archival provision.
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The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working to advance a fairer, greener and more prosperous society through research and policy engagement.
Passenger rail performance: April to June 2026
Quarterly and periodic statistics on passenger train punctuality, reliability and causes of delay for the mainline network covering April to June 2026, including 4‑weekly breakdowns.
Children and young people's perspectives on sharing their views and information with the UK government: March 2026
Findings from the Young Voices discovery project summarising 11–24-year-olds’ views on sharing opinions and personal information with UK government‑led research, exploring barriers, preferences and trust in engagement approaches.