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.
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.
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.
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.
The 2026 Skills England annual report identifies key challenges across the skills system and publishes Sectoral Skills Needs Assessments outlining demand and supply gaps in priority sectors to inform policy and workforce planning.
An overview of financial forecasts from private registered providers of social housing for 2026, summarising projected incomes, costs and financial health indicators across the sector to inform regulation and oversight.
The Subsidy Advice Unit published a report prepared for Invest Northern Ireland evaluating a proposed subsidy to Ryanair Holdings plc, assessing the measures and their compliance with public subsidy rules and likely economic effects for Northern Ireland.
Ad hoc analysis quantifying the effects of the adjusted Triple Lock on State Pension spending and recipients for 2026, examining distributional and fiscal implications of the uprating change.
The CMA’s Subsidy Advice Unit published a report for Transport Scotland assessing the proposed Scottish Zero Emission Truck Fund subsidy scheme, setting out competition and subsidy advice on its design and effects.
A government‑commissioned report models UK steel demand to 2050 to inform the UK steel strategy, providing long‑run demand forecasts intended to guide industrial policy, investment and decarbonisation planning for the sector.
Research quantifies the financial and time costs businesses incur to comply with regulations enforced by the Office for Product Safety and Standards, aiming to measure compliance burdens on firms.
Study estimates the full economic cost of providing undergraduate higher education and other qualifications in England, analysing teaching, overheads and qualification delivery to inform funding and policy decisions on undergraduate provision costs.
Estimates the value of proceeds from selected profit-driven crimes in England and Wales for 2023–24, quantifying economic scale of offences and informing enforcement and recovery policy activity.
Report submitted to DESNZ on the proposed Contracts for Difference for Renewables Scheme Allocation Round 8, assessing the AR8 design and its likely implications for renewables deployment, investor signals and costs under the UK CfD framework.
Presents a baseline mapping of semiconductor-related economic activity in the UK, identifying the scale and distribution of firms, employment, R&D and supply‑chain links to inform future policy and investment decisions.
Independent analysis advising DESNZ on a proposed subsidy to EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Ltd, setting out the SAU’s assessment of the case for state support and its likely economic and market impacts.
Analysis mapping the size and economic contribution of the UK semiconductor sector, estimating its scale and role in the economy to inform policy on investment, skills and supply chains (full numeric findings not provided in blurb).
Sets out the methodology and modelled estimates for how many offenders are expected to be released on the first day of each progression model tranche between October 2026 and June 2027, providing tranche-by-tranche volume projections for planning.
Ipsos and Nordicity assess how UK live-music touring in EU countries has changed since EU exit, analysing economic benefits of touring and the impact of post‑Brexit arrangements on activity, revenue flows and cross‑border touring behaviour.
Analyses UK road fuel prices in August 2026, assessing how the Middle East conflict affected retail pump prices, wholesale spreads and industry margins to understand market impacts and price transmission to consumers.
Provides independent advice to DCMS on a proposed subsidy to UDX Development Company Limited, assessing the measure’s compatibility with subsidy control rules and likely economic effects on the relevant market and competitors.
Estimates economic and social welfare impacts of night flights in the UK and models how those impacts would change under alternative night‑flying policy scenarios, informing potential policy adjustments.
Details the data, parameters and modelling approach used in the NQTM to assess the upgraded UK–Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement, explaining how impacts were simulated in the paper.
Sets out the background, data sources and parameter choices used to build BIST’s new quantitative trade model (NQTM), documenting assumptions and inputs for model use and further analysis.
Assesses the commercial case for developing a domestic sustainable aviation fuel industry in Ghana, examining business viability, market opportunities and barriers for local SAF production to support aviation decarbonisation.
Estimates the economic and social cost of fraud against individuals and businesses in England and Wales for 2023–24, quantifying harms and likely impacts on victims, firms and public services over that financial year.
Estimates potential UK economic gains from removing non-skill, non-productivity barriers faced by under‑represented groups in the digital economy, modelling impacts of full equal access on digital-sector output and participation.
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.
A sectoral analysis of the UK cyber security industry provides figures on industry size, employment and revenue, mapping market structure and trends to inform policy on sector growth and skills needs.