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.
Ofcom has supplied a public interest report to the Secretary of State assessing the previously anticipated January 2024 acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Holdings by RB Investco Limited, focusing on media plurality and related public interest issues.
A list of research publications that have used the GRADE dataset — the data-sharing collaboration between Ofqual, UCAS and the Department for Education — is published to show outputs drawing on England’s grading and admissions data.
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.
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.
Laboratory‑confirmed measles cases, notifications in England and deaths for England and Wales are compiled historically, providing time series on confirmed infections, notifications and mortality from measles over previous years.
HMRC (research) provides local reference rent (LRR) levels for England, broken down by broad rental market area and number of rooms, with figures for September 2026 to guide housing benefit and rent benchmarking.
The HM Treasury release details movements in the UK government’s official international reserves for September 2026, covering holdings of gold and other reserve assets and reporting month‑on‑month changes in totals.
Overview of the Home Office’s investment in research, development and analysis intended to improve departmental decision-making, delivery and evidence use across immigration, policing and security policy areas.
Collects special feature articles from the September 2026 Energy Trends bulletin, analysing contemporary UK energy issues and providing statistical context and commentary for policymakers and sector analysts.
Describes the quality assurance and methodological approaches behind the government’s trade and investment factsheets, explaining data sources, definitions, limitations and how statistics are produced and validated for those publications.
A central hub listing the Department for Education’s current research priorities, ongoing studies and datasets available for download, covering topics the department is investigating and resources researchers can access to inform policy and analysis.
Dataset of ambient (background) gamma radiation dose rates across the UK, collected from fixed and mobile monitors and published to provide measured background gamma dose rates by location.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency publishes statistics on surveillance for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in UK cattle, reporting on monitoring activity and detected cases.
Annual statistics covering salmonid and freshwater commercial and recreational fisheries in England and Wales for 2025, with report and data tables on catches, effort and sector activity published by the Environment Agency.
Quarterly figures set out the Charity Commission’s registrations and casework, providing updated counts and trends on charity registrations, regulatory investigations and compliance activity for 2026–27.
Presents England’s PISA 2025 scores for 15-year-olds in mathematics, reading and science, and compares national performance with international counterparts, providing the national breakdown and international benchmarking across those three domains.
Finalists from the Smart Data Challenge Prize demonstrate how Smart Data applications can generate value across energy, property, transport, retail and finance, highlighting cross‑sector use cases and potential commercial and public benefits.
Statistical release responding to a Salmonella outbreak in England linked to likely imported eggs, providing case counts and analysis to inform public health response and monitoring.
Presents annual national laboratory surveillance data on reported Giardia infections in England from 2007 onwards, showing trends in confirmed cases and supporting public health monitoring.
Annual laboratory data on reported Cryptosporidium infections in England from 2014 onwards, setting out case counts and trends in national surveillance of this gastrointestinal pathogen.
An annual overview of winter 2024–25 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) surveillance, summarising incidence patterns and surveillance findings across the season.
An annual overview of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) surveillance for winter 2025–26, presenting seasonal surveillance results and trends to inform clinical and public‑health responses.
Presents surveillance data on acute flaccid paralysis and myelitis (AFP/M) in England up to 2025, summarising reported cases, trends and public‑health monitoring for these rare neurological conditions.
Description of HMRC Datalab arrangements: a secure on‑site environment where approved researchers from contracted institutions access pseudonymised HMRC data under controlled conditions for analysis.
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.
The Regulatory Policy Committee provides its opinion on the impact assessment for the Single Patient Record and information sharing policy, appraising the assessment’s quality, estimates of costs and benefits, and regulatory rationale.
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.
Market Value Survey 2024 links house values to dwelling and household characteristics, providing updated estimates of how factors such as property attributes and household makeup affect market value.
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.
A methodological toolkit setting out approaches for capturing engagement numbers at unticketed sporting and cultural events, providing guidance on data sources, measurement techniques and practical steps for consistent counting and reporting.