An independent SEND commissioner’s report on Slough Borough Council reviews special educational needs and disabilities services and provides recommendations to improve assessment, provision and compliance with statutory duties for children with SEND.
Evaluation
Ofcom provided a public interest test to the Secretary of State on the previously anticipated acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Holdings by Daily Mail and General Trust plc, analysing implications for plurality and public interest safeguards.
Evaluation
An independent report, published 13 October, examines the process for paramilitary groups to transition towards disbandment in Northern Ireland, setting out findings and recommendations on managing demobilisation and community safety risks.
Evidence review
An impact assessment for the Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026 sets out estimated costs and benefits of the bill’s policies, analysing economic and fiscal implications of proposed immigration measures.
Impact assessment
Ofcom has supplied a public interest report to the Secretary of State assessing the previously anticipated January 2024 acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Holdings by RB Investco Limited, focusing on media plurality and related public interest issues.
Evaluation
Ofcom’s November 2023 public interest report to the Secretary of State examined the anticipated acquisition of the Telegraph Media Group by RedBird IMI, considering media plurality and other public interest implications.
Evaluation
The Competition and Markets Authority reports to the Secretary of State on jurisdiction and competition tests relating to the previously anticipated January 2024 acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Holdings by RB Investco Limited, assessing public interest considerations.
Economic analysis
The Competition and Markets Authority submitted a November 2023 report to the Secretary of State on jurisdiction and competition tests for the previously anticipated acquisition of Telegraph Media Group by RedBird IMI, assessing competition and public interest matters.
Economic analysis
JCVI advice dated 16 July 2025 sets out proposals for COVID-19 vaccination programmes for autumn 2026 and spring 2027, detailing the committee’s recommendations for future seasonal vaccination policy.
An external review led by Dame Mary Ney, supported by Will Godfrey, examines the intervention at Slough Borough Council, assessing the causes of failure, the effectiveness of oversight and recommending steps for restoring proper governance.
Evaluation
MHRA publishes updated safety communications and a Public Assessment Report on antidepressants, setting out risks of suicidal thoughts and behaviours and persistent sexual dysfunction, and how these should be communicated to patients and clinicians.
Evidence review
Government updates proposed commercial frameworks for CCUS business models covering transport and storage, power sector arrangements and industrial carbon capture, setting out how commercial arrangements might support deployment and investment.
Economic analysis
Management information on Carer’s Allowance cases reassessed from 13 April to 13 September 2026 following the Sayce review into earnings-related overpayments, covering volumes and findings from the reassessment exercise.
Evaluation
Final report of the independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism setting out findings on prevalence and the support available, and making recommendations to improve diagnosis, services and outcomes.
Evidence review
Provides statistical commentaries on school inspections for 2025–26, summarising inspection outcomes, trends in graded judgments and notable patterns in standards, safeguarding and curriculum across inspected schools.
byIFF Research
A Best Value inspection of Bedford Borough Council assesses its governance and service delivery against statutory best‑value duties and sets out findings and recommendations for improvement to the Secretary of State and the council.
Evaluation
Presents case studies of mainstream schools showing how they foster pupils’ sense of belonging while maintaining high attendance and attainment, highlighting practices, challenges and strategies used by participating schools.
QualitativebyIpsos
Study examines how climate change could alter impacts of invasive non-native freshwater species in England up to 2100, assessing how temperature and hydrological change may change invasion risks, impacts and management needs.
Evidence review
Home Office updates wastewater analysis covering 2021–2026: trends for six key drugs, regional consumption patterns for phase 3 (Aug 2024–Mar 2026), and detections of 18 additional substances.
Longitudinal
UKHSA publishes annual epidemiological data on HIV for north‑east England, presenting region‑level trends and figures to inform surveillance and local public health responses.
Longitudinal
The commissioners’ eighth report to the Secretary of State details the improvement trajectory of the intervention at Slough Borough Council, tracking progress against milestones and identifying remaining risks and required actions.
Evaluation
Technical note describing the design, sample, weighting and fieldwork procedures used to run the Small Business Survey 2025, setting out how UK small firms were sampled and surveyed.
Survey
England-level wastewater analysis provides consumption and market-value estimates for six key drugs for 2024–25, plus usage pattern trends across England and Scotland from 2021 to 2025, informing drug monitoring and enforcement activity.
Mixed methods
The UK’s 2025 annual compliance assessment against the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010, setting out whether pollutant concentrations meet legal limits and summarising national performance and exceedances for the year.
Mixed methods
An independent evaluation reviews Phase 1 (2022–2025) of the DCMS R&D Science & Analysis Programme, assessing delivery, outputs and early impacts of the department’s research investment over the first three years.
EvaluationbyBehavioural Insights TeamSQW
Interim findings from an independent evaluation summarise early evidence on how Ofsted’s renewed education and initial teacher education inspection frameworks are being implemented and experienced by providers.
EvaluationbyIFF Research
A list of research publications that have used the GRADE dataset — the data-sharing collaboration between Ofqual, UCAS and the Department for Education — is published to show outputs drawing on England’s grading and admissions data.
Findings from the 2026 inclusion monitoring survey report on digital identity and attribute services certified against UK Government standards, assessing inclusion outcomes for users of these certified services.
Survey
Science advice notes set out ways to improve entry pathways for girls and women into technology careers, offering evidence‑based recommendations to boost access, progression and retention in tech roles across the UK.
Evidence review
Provides the data tables underpinning ‘Air pollution in the UK 2025’, presenting the UK’s compliance assessment against the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010, used to judge legal air quality targets.