Wednesday 29 October 2014

Health reports 27-31st October 2014

Joseph Rowntree Foundation John Kennedy's care home inquiry



Economics reports 27-30th October 2014

National Grid winter outlook on possible energy use.

Youth transitions Helping every young person
reach their full potential Local Government Association

Defusing the debt timebomb: challenges and solutions Institute for Economic Affairs.

Children of the Recession: The impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries Innocenti report from UNICEF

Workforce Survey, Contracts, Pay and Working Conditions.British Chambers of Commerce survey

Nationwide House Price Index October 2014.

The Hartz Reforms …and their lessons for the UK, Centre for Policy Studies warns that if UK employment success is to continue politicians must get serious about labour market reform:

Monday 20 October 2014

Social policy report 20-25th October 2014

Who accounts for social mobility? Is enough being done? ACCA survey social class/ mobility and accounting students

Welfare Reform for the 21st Century - setting out the case for the protection insurance sector, government, employer bodies and other stakeholders to work together to increase use of income protection insurance through the workplace. Association of British Insurers


Big Brother Watch report on police surveillance

Stand up for educationA manifesto for our children's education NUT

Economics reports 20-25th October 2014

CityUk London Employment Survey October 2014

Do the party conference tax promises add up? IPPR research


Health reports 20-25th October 2014



London Health Commission Better health for London

Frontier Economics
Exploring the costs of unsafe care in the NHS

Healthwatch
Suffering in silence: listening to consumer experiences of the health and social care complaints system


Thursday 16 October 2014

Health reports 13-19th October 2014


The King's Fund How healthy are we? A high-level guide



This report argues for a 5-10 year cross-sector strategy to be put in place in order to tackle the obesity crisis. 


Healthwatch Loud and clear: making consumer voices heard
This report details the findings of an investigation into the failings of the complaints system in health and social care

Wednesday 15 October 2014

Government reports 13-19th October 2014

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary has published a report on undercover policing in England and Wales

Social policy reports 13-19th October 2014

Independent Age and the International Longevity Centre have published a report on older men and isolation 

Action for Children has published a report on vulnerable young people and the care system

Making Contributions Count Reforms to create a social security system for the 21st Century Policy Exchange

Child Poverty Map of the UK End Child Poverty

Too much, too young Helping the most vulnerable young people to build stable homes after leaving care –Action for Children

Economics reports 13-19th october 2014

The Centre for Policy Studies has published a report on the state pension system

Energy policy for manufacturers - an agenda for government EEF

Centre for Economics and Business Research report on the economic costs of traffic congestion

The Campaign for Science and Engineering has published three briefings on science and engineering (i) investment, (ii)education and (iii) in government for 2015 election.

London Assembly's Economy Committee Trained in London: Creating more apprenticeships to support the London economy


Friday 3 October 2014

Social policy reports 6-10th Ocotber 2014


Personal Independence payments - the impact of the delays- Citizens Advice Scotland

A survey of local authorities suggests councils will hugely struggle to maintain current levels of help for vulnerable people when government scraps the £347 million Local Welfare Assistance fund next year. Local Government Association

Alien nation? New perspectives on the white working class and disengagement in Britain IPPR report

Tackling the housing crisis: Alternatives to declining standards, displacement and dispossession CLass paper.
A survey of local authorities published today suggests councils will hugely struggle to maintain current levels of help for vulnerable people when government scraps the £347 million Local Welfare Assistance fund next year. - See more at: http://www.local.gov.uk/web/guest/media-releases/-/journal_content/56/10180/6583322/NEWS#sthash.prwAeFmB.dpuf
A survey of local authorities published today suggests councils will hugely struggle to maintain current levels of help for vulnerable people when government scraps the £347 million Local Welfare Assistance fund next year. - See more at: http://www.local.gov.uk/web/guest/media-releases/-/journal_content/56/10180/6583322/NEWS#sthash.prwAeFmB.dpuf
A survey of local authorities published today suggests councils will hugely struggle to maintain current levels of help for vulnerable people when government scraps the £347 million Local Welfare Assistance fund next year. - See more at: http://www.local.gov.uk/web/guest/media-releases/-/journal_content/56/10180/6583322/NEWS#sthash.prwAeFmB.dpuf

Government reports 6-10th October 2014

Public Accounts Committee - Sixteenth Report Early contracts for renewable electricity

Cracking the code: how schools can improve on social mobility
Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission

Agencies the user perspective

Public Accounts Committee - Seventeenth Report Child maintenance 2012 scheme: early progress