Winter 2022
The future of the advanced gas-cooled reactors (AGRs)
This study will examine the progress with planning for the decommissioning of AGRs, and risks to value for money.
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Autumn 2021
Supporting local economic recovery
This report will consider how well government has learned and applied lessons from previous local growth programmes.
Winter 2021
Child Maintenance Service
This report will assess the value for money of the child maintenance system.
Winter 2021/2022
Financial modelling in government
Government relies on hundreds – possibly thousands – of models for a huge variety of critical activities, from forecasting spending plans to guiding operational decision making. It is increasingly relying on these models with more data now available and an increased emphasis on evidence-driven decision-making. Government last published guidance on modelling – the Aqua Book … Read more
Winter 2021/22
The Roll-Out of the COVID-19 Vaccine in England
This study will examine how well placed the government is to meet its objectives for the COVID-19 vaccine programme.
Winter 2022
Investigation: Lessons from implementing IR35 reforms
Off-payroll working tax rules can apply if a worker (sometimes known as a contractor) provides their services to the client through their own limited company or another type of intermediary. The rules aim to make sure that workers who would have been an employee if they were providing their services directly to the client pay … Read more
Early 2022
Investigation into government’s contracts with Randox
This investigation will examine the award and management of contracts to Randox during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Winter 2021/22
Investigation into government’s management of COVID-19 contracts
This investigation will examine the way government is managing its COVID-19 contracts and the goods it has received to date.
Spring 2022
Financial sustainability of higher education in England
Higher education providers can have a fundamental influence on the future lives of graduates, with consequences for the national economy – but to do so they must be financially viable and remain sustainable. Providers are independent bodies, and the sector’s financial sustainability is heavily dependent on student fee income, top-up grant funding, and government research … Read more
Spring 2022
Managing reductions in Official Development Assistance spending
This study will examine whether the government has protected value for money in managing reductions in Official Development Assistance spending.
Spring 2022
The Ajax programme
The study will assess MOD’s performance in managing the Ajax armoured vehicle programme.
Spring 2022
The government’s tree-planting programme
This study will examine the progress Defra has made to date in increasing tree-planting.
Spring 2022
Investigation into the British Steel Pension Scheme
This investigation will set out the activities the Financial Conduct Authority has undertaken to regulate the financial advice given to members of the British Steel Pension Scheme, its plans for supporting steelworkers who may be entitled to redress, and the extent to which compensation is being delivered.
Spring 2022
Secure schools
In 2016, the Taylor Review of the youth justice system recommended reforms to youth custody, including the introduction of secure schools – which would be small local establishments, governed and inspected as schools – to replace other custodial provision for young people, including secure training centres (STCs). STCs were designed to accommodate and educate more vulnerable young people. The government originally committed to establishing the first secure school in 2020, but it is delayed. Meanwhile, … Read more
Spring 2022
Management of the Border during the COVID-19 pandemic
This study will examine the effectiveness of the UK Government’s implementation of its COVID-19 measures relating to cross-border travel, including testing requirements, quarantine and checking of documents. It will focus on how well current policy (since Spring 2021) is being implemented but will not examine how or why policy decisions were made. The study will … Read more
Spring 2022
Regulating after EU Exit
This study will examine how regulators have responded to the challenges and opportunities of EU Exit.
Summer 2022
The redevelopment of the Weybridge animal health site
This report will examine the redevelopment of the Weybridge animal health site.
Summer 2022
The Creation of the UK Infrastructure Bank
This study will focus on the initial set up and early stages of development of the UK Infrastructure Bank.
Summer 2022
Sport participation
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is responsible for maximising participation in sport and physical activity. It is supported in this role by Sport England, an arm’s length body of DCMS, which aims to grow grassroots sport and help get more people active. During the past decade DCMS and Sport England’s approach has evolved through … Read more
Summer 2022
Introducing Integrated Care Systems
This report will examine progress in establishing Integrated Care Systems in England.
Summer 2022
Progress combating fraud
Fraud against both businesses and individuals is a serious and growing problem in the UK. The Home Office (the Department) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) are responsible for delivering many of the government’s objectives on combatting fraud. The Home Office is also developing a new Fraud Action Plan. This study will assess the effectiveness … Read more
Summer 2022
Electronic monitoring
Electronic monitoring (‘tagging”) allows the police, courts, probation, and immigration services to monitor an offender’s location and compliance with court orders and take action as necessary. In 2017, we examined The new generation electronic monitoring programme. HM Prison & Probation Service recently decided to suspend development of a new IT system intended to allow bodies … Read more