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.
Presents case studies of mainstream schools showing how they foster pupils’ sense of belonging while maintaining high attendance and attainment, highlighting practices, challenges and strategies used by participating schools.
Qualitative risk assessment examining the likelihood and pathways for New World Screwworm (NWS) being introduced into Great Britain from the USA and South America, identifying biosecurity risks and potential controls.
Findings examine how family, friends and informal supporters help people access digital services and develop skills, identifying support patterns and policy implications for service design and inclusion.
Safety bulletin for the longline fishing sector highlighting the need for approved vessel operating procedures and regular emergency drills to prepare for unexpected events such as flooding, drawing on recent maritime accident lessons to reduce risks to crew and vessels.
Study examines how independent scrutiny functions within safeguarding partnerships, its role and impact, and the organisational and contextual factors that support effective scrutiny of child protection arrangements.
Explores journeys, experiences and aspirations of contributory benefit customers (New Style ESA and New Style JSA) and departmental staff, focusing on interactions with the system and employment transitions.
Findings present the needs and lived experiences of adoptive parents and special guardians, describing the support they received, gaps in provision and the types of help they want in their caregiving roles.
Research investigates how mainstream schools deploy staff to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), mapping workforce models, roles and practices used to deliver SEND provision.
Findings from Ipsos UK’s 2023 research for the Home Office map how agencies implementing the Proceeds of Crime Act operate, highlighting identified best-practice approaches for criminal finances and asset recovery teams across the system.
Qualitative message‑testing research exploring how to communicate the rollout of smart‑contingent contracts to non‑domestic customers, reporting feedback from businesses on language, concerns, comprehension and preferences for messages about those contracts.
Qualitative research with 16–24-year-olds who are NEET and not claiming health or disability benefits, exploring their experiences, barriers to engagement and support needs.
A qualitative risk assessment evaluates the risk of African horse sickness entering Great Britain from South Africa, analysing pathways and likelihoods rather than providing quantitative probability estimates.
User research to support development of Energy Performance of Buildings Certificates statistics, gathering perspectives from certificate users to improve data collection, presentation and usability for EPC statistics in England and Wales.
Qualitative findings from interviews with 53–67‑year‑olds exploring how people understand, approach and make pension decumulation decisions, and the factors shaping their choices.
Research exploring women's information needs and preferences about clinician-taken cervical screening versus HPV self-sampling, to inform communications and support choices in screening programmes.
Qualitative research with former money mules and subject experts examining pathways into and out of money muling and the personal and financial harms experienced by participants.
Findings from pilots exploring how social media restrictions affect 13–17-year-olds in the UK, drawing on qualitative interviews and observation to report young people’s experiences, perceived harms, benefits and practical impacts of age-based limits on platforms.
Study examining how 11–17-year-olds encounter age assurance online, why some bypass age checks and the ways and reasons they use VPNs, based on qualitative research into young people’s behaviours and motivations.
Follow-up qualitative study reports on the working lives of teachers and school leaders, focusing on reasons leavers and those considering leaving the English state school sector give for their decisions and experiences.
Summarises applicants’ and employers’ experiences of the Access to Work scheme, reporting perceived impacts on employment support and offering recommendations for improving application journeys, communication, and decision timescales for users and employers.
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.
Explores how 'Move to UC' customers manage Universal Credit claims and compares claimant experiences with legacy benefits, using in-depth qualitative interviews to identify barriers, behavioural responses and service interactions affecting claim management.
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.
Presents qualitative insights from Universal Credit claimants with care experience, criminal convictions, homelessness or substance dependency, focusing on lived experience, claim challenges and service interactions that shape access and outcomes on UC.
Reports qualitative interviews with cryptoasset investors and industry participants to understand investor behaviour, market engagement, drivers of adoption and industry perspectives relevant to regulatory and tax policy design.
Qualitative research explores public understanding and feelings about government data sharing and tests initial reactions to an early-stage National Data Library concept to improve access to public sector data.
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.
Presents four case studies examining methods for measuring the legacy and impact of major events, testing indicators and analytic approaches to assess social, economic and cultural outcomes over time.
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.