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.
Final evaluation of the Offensive Weapons Homicide Review pilot (presented February 2025) sets out findings and recommendations on the pilot's delivery, effectiveness and potential to inform national approaches to serious violent offending with weapons.
Independent progress evaluation of the Government Office for Technology Transfer, reporting on its delivery, outcomes and whether it is meeting stated objectives for commercialising publicly funded research.
Release of all indicators under Theme K (International) of the Environmental Indicator Framework, providing internationally focused environmental metrics for monitoring cross‑border and global environmental impacts.
Survey results from wave two (August–October 2025) of the Adult Social Care Workforce Survey present measures of work‑related quality of life for England's adult social care staff, including wellbeing, job satisfaction and workforce pressures.
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.
Process review of the BDUK GigaHubs intervention examines how Hubs under Project Gigabit were delivered, identifying operational lessons, stakeholder roles and barriers to scaling ultrafast broadband rollout.
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.
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.
Survey of Universal Credit customers explores knowledge, understanding, attitudes and barriers to work, and how perceptions of UC financial incentives influence decisions on employment and progression.
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.
Mixed-methods evaluation examines extra Jobcentre Plus support delivered by Additional Work Coaches for disabled people and those with health conditions, reporting findings on customer experience and the support’s impacts on employment outcomes.
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.
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.
Presents findings from local authority audits of shellfish traceability and feed and food law enforcement in England, assessing consistency and effectiveness of enforcement activity and identifying areas for improvement in oversight.
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.
Describes Skills England’s ongoing research priorities, the surveys it runs and datasets available to stakeholders, setting out topics of interest for skills policy and evaluation work.
Presents the quarterly National Survey of Businesses, a cross‑cutting survey capturing UK firms’ perceptions and challenges to inform the Department for Business and Trade’s strategic objectives and policy development.
Summarises key learning from RAIB investigations on overspeeding, compiling recurrent causes, safety issues and recommendations drawn from past incidents to inform rail operators and regulators.
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.
Compiles the work, outputs and evidence produced by members of the Future of TV Distribution Stakeholder Forum, including papers and stakeholder submissions on TV distribution and spectrum policy.
Second interim process and delivery evaluation update on phase two of the Million Hours Fund, reviewing how the fund is being administered and the emerging outcomes from funded projects.
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.
A Government Office for Science foresight report assesses risks to global supply chains and offers resilience measures to help UK decision-makers protect supply continuity, economic growth and prosperity.
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.
A rapid scoping review maps evidence on co-locating healthcare services with leisure facilities and assesses whether such models effectively promote physical activity.
A rapid literature review synthesises evidence on the effectiveness of three DCMS priority interventions aimed at increasing physical activity and reducing related inequalities.