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.
Technical report examining the impacts of precarious employment and experiences of those in insecure work, providing evidence on how precarious roles affect economic activity and outcomes.
Independent review examines the rise in young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), setting out interim findings on causes, risk factors and potential policy responses to reverse the increase ahead of a final report.
Executive summary of MHCLG-funded research reporting on Phase 1 implementation of Awaab’s Law, outlining early lessons, practical challenges and implications for enforcing standards to improve housing conditions.
Research assesses feasibility of a shared outcomes framework for domestic abuse safe accommodation in England, testing whether common measures can capture victim‑survivor outcomes across services.
Report of HMRC's 2023 customer surveys summarises feedback from individuals, small businesses and agents about tax services, digital access, contact channels and barriers to compliance.
Results of HMRC's 2022 customer survey outline feedback from individuals, small businesses and agents on service quality, digital and phone contact, satisfaction trends and areas for improvement compared with prior years.
Findings from HMRC's 2021 customer survey summarise experiences of individuals, small businesses and tax agents with HMRC services, reporting levels of satisfaction, contact channels used and key issues encountered during interactions in 2021.
Reports main findings from HMRC’s 2025 Individuals Customer Experience and Perceptions Survey, summarising taxpayers’ satisfaction, service issues, and views on HMRC interaction and fairness of tax administration.
Omnibus surveys report 2025–26 findings from parents/carers of primary and secondary pupils, secondary school pupils themselves and 16–18 learners, capturing views on schooling, wellbeing and post-16 choices.
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.
Omnibus survey presents regular findings from teachers and leaders in schools and colleges for 2025–26, covering views on workload, recruitment, retention and school priorities captured through periodic polling.
DBT commissioned qualitative research exploring early impacts of the Carer’s Leave Act 2023 on unpaid carers, examining how the new leave has affected their work, caring responsibilities and wellbeing.
Research investigates parents’ perceptions of the statutory child maintenance calculation and their responses to various hypothetical changes, capturing attitudes towards fairness, affordability and likely behavioural impacts.
Findings from the 2025 Rough Sleeping Questionnaire present analysed data on rough sleeping in England, highlighting trends and characteristics of people sleeping rough as captured by the national survey.
Process evaluation of Combating Drugs Partnerships examines local delivery of the national drugs strategy, detailing how whole-system approaches were implemented, partnership working, barriers and facilitators to local delivery, and operational lessons.
A consolidated overview of research activity carried out by HM Courts & Tribunals Service, summarising projects, themes, methods and dissemination to support policy, operational improvement and user experience within courts and tribunals.
Surveys 1,202 VAT-registered businesses about the new points-based late submission system and revised late-payment penalties, reporting awareness, perceived fairness and intended behavioural responses to the penalty reforms.
Presents findings from qualitative interviews with DWP customers about their experiences of the department’s complaints process, highlighting pain points, communication issues and suggestions for improving accessibility and resolution timelines.
Examines how national planning policy and guidance shapes decisions to demolish, redevelop or retrofit buildings, analysing the policy levers, decision criteria and implications for sustainability and heritage considerations.
Draws lessons from recent statutory and non‑statutory best value interventions, summarising effective approaches, pitfalls and recommendations for improving local authority performance oversight.
A methodological toolkit setting out approaches for capturing engagement numbers at unticketed sporting and cultural events, providing guidance on data sources, measurement techniques and practical steps for consistent counting and reporting.
Analysis of participation survey data from strand 2 of the R&D programme assesses how surveys can estimate crowd engagement at unticketed sporting and cultural events, including strengths, limitations and recommended survey designs.
Case study on the 2022 Women's Euros final evaluates methods used to estimate engagement at an unticketed major event, illustrating practical application of the programme’s approaches and lessons for measuring crowd sizes and participation.
The Great North Run 2024 case study tests approaches for counting engagement at a large unticketed sporting event, examining data sources, estimation techniques and challenges specific to mass-participation runs.
Giant's Causeway case study explores methods to capture visitor engagement at a high‑footfall unticketed cultural site, assessing data collection techniques and implications for estimating attendance and visitor behaviour.
British Museum case study examines approaches to measuring engagement at a major unticketed cultural institution, testing survey and observational techniques to improve estimates of visitor numbers and participation patterns.
Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture case study applies the engagement‑counting methodology to a citywide cultural programme, highlighting practical challenges and recommendations for estimating participation across multiple unticketed events.
Summarises strand 2 case studies testing methods to estimate attendance and engagement at unticketed sporting and cultural events, presenting practical findings on data sources and approaches for counting participants where no ticketing exists.
Presents a Pulsar case study under strand 1, examining how Pulsar data can be used to capture engagement at unticketed sporting and cultural events and its suitability compared with other data sources.
Details a Strava case study from strand 1 assessing the potential of Strava-derived activity data to estimate numbers and movement patterns at unticketed sporting and cultural events.