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.
Provides an up-to-date assessment of New Covent Garden Market’s role and economic and social impact, covering its operations, employment, supply-chain links and local/regional benefits to inform stakeholders and planning decisions for the market’s future.
Presents preliminary and updated outbreak assessments of avian influenza across Europe, Russia and the UK, summarising incident reports, geographic spread and risks to poultry, wild birds and public health for surveillance and control planning.
A regular national public‑health bulletin compiling surveillance updates, outbreak reports and thematic public‑health intelligence across England and the UK to inform practitioners and policymakers on current infectious and environmental health risks.
Research examining how characteristics of lowland agricultural peat affect water quality and peat hydrology, assessing which peat properties influence water tables and approaches to effective water table restoration.
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.
Presents analysis calculating the number of passenger flights cancelled at short notice across UK airports between May and July 2026, providing monthly counts and methodology used to identify and classify short‑notice cancellations.
Foresight study by NatCen outlining how needs and experiences of disabled people are likely to change over the next 5, 10 and 20 years, identifying future challenges for services, employment and accessibility.
Alma Economics assesses the prevalence, nature and impact of safety concerns affecting journalists, analysing threats to journalists’ physical and digital safety and implications for press freedom and support needs.
Quantitative and qualitative research explores parents’ and children’s views on social media use, potential restrictions and a possible under‑16 ban, assessing wellbeing impacts and public attitudes to online safety measures.
Maps the market for software and AI security services, analysing actors, service types and market structure to inform policy on software and AI security provision and supply‑side capacity.
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.
Independent mixed-method evaluation examines the Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) programme, reporting quantitative outcomes and qualitative experiences of delivering IPS within primary care to support people with health-related employment barriers.
Mixed-method evaluation finds how the Intensive Personalised Employment Support (IPES) programme delivers tailored employment support, combining quantitative outcomes and qualitative participant insight to assess effectiveness in helping unemployed people into sustained work.
Explores consumer views and information needs on innovative food technologies, with particular focus on precision fermentation, identifying public attitudes, concerns and preferences for communication about novel food production methods.
Foresight report outlining five plausible AI development scenarios to 2030, intended to help policymakers anticipate risks and opportunities and plan regulatory, economic and societal responses to different AI futures.
NatCen research identifies risk and protective factors shaping loneliness, isolation and social connection among boys and young men in England, exploring how these groups experience and navigate social relationships and isolation.
Survey data and qualitative interviews report on people who owe DWP benefit overpayments, exploring their debt composition, management strategies and perceptions of repayment arrangements.
Technical testing and medical assessments of the new Taser 10 conducted to evaluate its electrical performance, physiological effects and potential medical risks to users and people subjected to the device; includes technical data and clinical findings to inform Home Office policy and guidance.
Report on the development of the UK Standard Skills Classification (SSC), describing methodology, stakeholder engagement, pilot testing and proposals for governance and maintenance of a national skills taxonomy.
Summarises small-scale behavioural insight studies (2022–25) used to inform early service design for the Health Transformation Programme, reporting exploratory findings on user behaviour, nudges and design options for transformed services.
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.
Behavioural Insights Team analysed over 30,000 news articles published in July–August 2024 to examine how local media covered and influenced communities affected by the summer riots, identifying patterns in reporting and community impact across publications.
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.
Reports a Huq case study within strand 1 that evaluates Huq’s mobility and footfall datasets for measuring engagement at unticketed sporting and cultural events and discusses limitations and practical uses.
Classifies owner-occupiers and private landlords by attitudes to green home finance products, identifying behavioural segments and barriers to take-up to inform product design and policy interventions for retrofit lending and incentives.
Behavioural study examining challenges decarbonising mixed‑tenure social housing in England, focusing on tenant‑landlord dynamics, consent, funding and coordination barriers that complicate retrofits across tenures.
Analyses how UK businesses adopt AI, the barriers they face and the sectoral impacts of AI deployment to inform policy on adoption, regulation and support for 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.