Evaluations, survey work, qualitative studies and impact assessments commissioned by UK government departments — separated out from the news, and attributed to the agency that carried out the work.
A central hub listing the Department for Education’s current research priorities, ongoing studies and datasets available for download, covering topics the department is investigating and resources researchers can access to inform policy and analysis.
Final independent evaluation of the Create Growth Programme assesses bespoke finance, business support and investor capacity-building for creative businesses in England, reporting on programme delivery, outcomes for participating firms and lessons for scaling support.
Study examining how 11–17-year-olds encounter age assurance online, why some bypass age checks and the ways and reasons they use VPNs, based on qualitative research into young people’s behaviours and motivations.
Annual research tracking public trust in charities and gathering charity trustees’ views on their role and on regulation, combining public-facing trust measures with trustee perspectives to inform the Charity Commission.
Sets out a Theory of Change explaining how civil society organisations deliver public services and the mechanisms through which their involvement is expected to generate value, including inputs, activities, outputs and intended outcomes for beneficiaries.
Frontier Economics' independent evaluation assesses the Create Growth Programme (2022–24), which offers tailored finance, business support and investor capacity building aimed at scaling creative businesses across England.
Public survey report presents findings on attitudes towards police and crime commissioners and local police governance from a 2020 public survey.