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.
Interim evaluation sets out early findings on the UK’s participation in the EU Copernicus Earth observation programme since rejoining in 2024, assessing benefits, data use and delivery arrangements to date.
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.
Description of HMRC Datalab arrangements: a secure on‑site environment where approved researchers from contracted institutions access pseudonymised HMRC data under controlled conditions for analysis.
Estimates of Heathrow expansion's economic impacts produced using spatial computable general equilibrium (SCGE) modelling, quantifying regional and sectoral effects of airport growth on output, employment and trade.
Research and analysis examines the impacts of active travel investment in England, aiming to improve economic appraisal and evaluation methods for schemes that encourage walking and cycling.
Provides Analysis Mason’s assessment of the value and alternative uses of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) spectrum, examining implications for the future of UK TV distribution and potential reuse of spectrum.
Compiles the work, outputs and evidence produced by members of the Future of TV Distribution Stakeholder Forum, including papers and stakeholder submissions on TV distribution and spectrum policy.
An evidence review examines projected, allocated and delivered investment in walking, wheeling and cycling schemes across England to inform the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy.
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.
Presents the Low Pay Commission’s evidence and analysis that underpinned its recommendations for National Minimum and Living Wage rates from April 2026, including labour market and employer impact assessment.
Sets out the independent framework for process and impact evaluation of the Automotive Transformation Fund, establishing how the fund’s delivery and outcomes will be assessed during and after intervention.
Independent process evaluation of the Automotive Transformation Fund assessing whether the ATF is being implemented as intended, how effectively its design operates and any issues affecting delivery to automotive firms.
Series of research reports commissioned to inform the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations on National Minimum Wage rates for 2026, providing evidence on low‑paid work and wage impacts.
Final evaluation of the Listed Places of Worship Scheme assessing how the grant scheme has operated, its outcomes for eligible places and any issues in delivery or value for money, to inform future heritage funding decisions.
Interim evaluation of the £150m Community Ownership Fund examines how the programme helps communities buy or renovate local assets across the UK, its operational delivery, early impacts and whether it appears to offer value for money.
Evaluation of how the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund was implemented in England up to May 2024, examining the processes used to deliver funding and support EV charging deployment.
Research examines the support available to victims of road traffic collisions in England and Wales, mapping services, gaps and the experiences of those affected to inform improvements in victim care and compensation pathways.
An external study profiles the UK managed service provider market in 2025, setting out market size and the range of services offered to help shape procurement and sector policy for outsourced IT and managed security.
A series of reports estimate the costs and economic impact of cyber attacks on the UK, detailing financial losses and wider economic effects to inform national cyber resilience and risk‑management policy.
Quantifies the economic and social returns to the UK from public research and development spending, assessing benefits generated by public R&D investment for growth and societal outcomes.
Study identifies and measures local drivers of creative industries’ growth across the UK, analysing factors that support creative clusters and offering evidence on place-based conditions which boost creative sector expansion.
Report recommends updated approaches for assessing technical reliability when setting Capacity Market de‑rating factors for electricity interconnectors, advising on methodologies to reflect interconnector contribution to security of supply.
Independent New Towns Taskforce sets out recommendations to guide new town creation and large-scale housing delivery; government has published the taskforce’s report alongside an initial official response committing to next steps and actions.
Evaluation of Cyber Runway assesses the government accelerator’s effectiveness in supporting cyber‑security startups’ development and growth, including programme delivery, business support activities and outcomes for participating firms.