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.
Defra has issued a statement confirming the voluntary application of the Code of Practice for Statistics to its international indicator results, explaining governance and quality assurances for those statistics.
Privacy notice explains how personal data submitted by organisations will be used for the 2027 cyber security skills and sectoral analysis research run by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Additional statistical analyses have been published using case-level data on statutory homelessness, providing further breakdowns and insights beyond standard homelessness statistics.
An independent evaluation reviews Phase 1 (2022–2025) of the DCMS R&D Science & Analysis Programme, assessing delivery, outputs and early impacts of the department’s research investment over the first three years.
Report provides catchment‑level source apportionment of nutrient pollution and estimates required diffuse sector reductions to meet protected area water quality targets, giving policymakers reductions by source and location to guide interventions.
Explains how the Digital Mental Health Technology Working Group contributed to MHRA and NICE on regulating, evaluating and prioritising AI issues for digital mental health technologies, outlining its advisory role in shaping guidance and regulatory focus.
Provides guidance and practical resources for developers on using patient‑reported outcomes in digital mental health technologies for evidence generation, ongoing monitoring and user safety, to support evaluation and regulatory submissions.
Reviews scientific literature to assess whether passive sampling devices could feasibly replace fish and shellfish monitoring for chemical contaminants, evaluating practicality, sensitivity and applicability for routine environmental monitoring.
Provides an update on delivery against commitments in the Industrial Strategy for July–September 2026, outlining progress on government interventions to boost productivity, innovation and sector growth.
The UK’s 2025 annual compliance assessment against the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010, setting out whether pollutant concentrations meet legal limits and summarising national performance and exceedances for the year.
Modelled air quality data and supporting reports published to supplement the 2025 compliance assessment under the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010, providing concentrations and model outputs used to judge legal compliance across UK monitoring zones.
Publishes annual technical reports for the UK Hydrocarbons Network, recording monitoring practices, site-specific data and overall network performance for hydrocarbon pollutants.
Provides the annual technical reports for the Heavy Metals Monitoring Network, outlining monitoring methods, analytical results and assessment of heavy metal concentrations across network sites.
Includes annual technical reports for the Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN), describing monitoring approaches, data quality and pollutant measurements from the UK’s core urban and rural air quality network.
Contains the annual technical reports for the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) Monitoring Network, detailing monitoring methodology, site results and network performance for PAH pollutants.
Publishes reviews of the UK’s air quality monitoring networks conducted under the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010, assessing network design, performance and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Presents the annual technical reports for the UK Urban NO2 Network (UUNN), documenting monitoring methods, site performance and data from urban nitrogen dioxide monitoring sites across the UK.
Provides the data tables underpinning ‘Air pollution in the UK 2025’, presenting the UK’s compliance assessment against the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010, used to judge legal air quality targets.
Sets out a theoretical framework to assess benefits of walking, wheeling and cycling, covering health, safety, journey quality and environmental impacts to guide evaluation of active travel schemes.
Presents final results of a review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism, explaining findings in easy‑read format to improve accessibility and understanding of the review’s conclusions for affected people and stakeholders.
Final report of the independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism setting out findings on prevalence and the support available, and making recommendations to improve diagnosis, services and outcomes.
Interim findings from an independent evaluation summarise early evidence on how Ofsted’s renewed education and initial teacher education inspection frameworks are being implemented and experienced by providers.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency publishes statistics on active and passive surveillance of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in sheep across Great Britain, detailing monitoring activity and findings for the relevant period.
England-level wastewater analysis provides consumption and market-value estimates for six key drugs for 2024–25, plus usage pattern trends across England and Scotland from 2021 to 2025, informing drug monitoring and enforcement activity.
Quarterly GB pig disease surveillance reports detail new and emerging threats to pig health across Great Britain, providing surveillance findings intended to inform veterinary responses and industry biosecurity measures.
The Animals in Science Committee has submitted formal advice to a ministerial commission proposing measures to strengthen the role and functioning of ‘named persons’ overseeing animal welfare in scientific settings.
Rapid evidence assessments synthesise existing research on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and peer‑led support for victims of crime, evaluating effectiveness of these interventions to inform criminal justice and victim support policy.
Links victim records from two of the three rape crisis centres in the Synergy Essex Partnership with police data to examine overlaps and information sharing between services for sexual violence victims; scope and key findings are not given in the blurb.
The AAIB’s monthly bulletin for October 2026 compiles recent air accident reports and updates; it is published on the second Thursday of each month and aggregates the branch’s findings for stakeholders.
List of AAIB ‘record‑only’ investigations reviewed in July–August 2026, summarising cases that did not proceed to full reports and noting airframe types and investigation outcomes where recorded.