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.
First-phase evaluation sets out Theory of Change models and system maps for Get Britain Working Trailblazers, describing how local Trailblazer areas plan to achieve programme aims and the causal pathways underpinning interventions.
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.
Identifies pay comparators for prison service roles and presents pay comparisons between those roles and external benchmarks to inform the Prison Service Pay Review Body’s recommendations on pay relativities and recruitment/retention pressures.
Explores data access barriers affecting age-assurance tools’ performance, diagnosing technical and governance issues and proposing potential solutions to improve effectiveness and reliability of online age checks.
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.
Rapid evidence assessment on ‘comfort taking’ finds households may raise thermostat set‑points after retrofit, reviewing behavioural drivers and implications for expected energy savings from home decarbonisation measures.
Independent evaluation of National Citizen Service delivery in 2023–25, assessing the programme run by the National Citizen Service Trust and its outcomes for participants.
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.
This report summarises barriers to recruiting and retaining healthcare professionals who conduct DWP-contracted health and disability assessments, identifying workforce challenges faced by external providers that affect assessment capacity and continuity.
An evaluation of the UK Space Agency’s Inspiration programme, commissioned in 2023, assesses its design, delivery and outcomes for participants and stakeholders to inform future programme decisions.
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.