Independent Reviews

Jun 2026 Health & Social Care Amos Maternity Investigation Baroness Valerie Amos · Department of Health and Social Care — A rapid national independent investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal services in England, commissioned by DHSC in June … 8 recs Jun 2026 Health & Social Care Ockenden Review (Nottingham) Donna Ockenden · NHS England — Independent review of maternity and neonatal services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), chaired by Donna Ockenden. … 50 recs Jun 2026 Health & Social Care Lord Mann review on antisemitism and other forms of racism in the NHS Lord John Mann · DHSC — An urgent review led by Lord John Mann examining how the NHS, including employers and UK health regulators, … 26 recs May 2026 Employment & Work Milburn Review Rt Hon Alan Milburn · DWP — Independent review commissioned by DWP examining why more young people are becoming not in education, employment or training … May 2026 Building Safety Building Control Independent Panel Dame Judith Hackitt · MHCLG — Independent panel chaired by Dame Judith Hackitt, established by MHCLG in April 2025 to examine the building control … 21 recs May 2026 Employment & Work Pensions 2050: evidence and future priorities – interim report DWP — An interim report of the second Pensions Commission, setting out the challenges that the UK's pensions system is … May 2026 HM Treasury – Access to Banking Services Review Richard Lloyd OBE · HMT — HM Treasury has commissioned an independent Review on Access to Banking Services to assess how changes to in-person … Apr 2026 A review of the effectiveness of funding for UK seafarer training MCA — Assessment of the effectiveness, efficiency, and value for money of current funding mechanisms, and to identify opportunities for … 15 recs Apr 2026 Employment & Work Uplands Review Dr Hilary Cottam · Defra — An independent participatory review into what it would mean for England’s uplands to flourish. Mar 2026 Health & Social Care Screen use by children aged under 5 DfE — The findings and recommendations of the Early Years Screen Time Advisory Group on the effects of all types … 7 recs Mar 2026 Justice & Legal Harnessing English law for economic growth MOJ — A report analysing the economic value of English law. 12 recs Mar 2026 Rycroft Review Philip Rycroft · MHCLG — Independent review commissioned by the Secretary of State at MHCLG in December 2025 and chaired by Philip Rycroft, … 17 recs Mar 2026 Materials Processing Institute: UK primary steelmaking review 2025 DBT — A government commissioned report from the Materials Processing Institute (MPI) to assess UK primary steelmaking technology, to inform … 7 recs Mar 2026 Policing & Security Hogan-Howe Review Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe · Home Office — Independent review commissioned by the Home Office in March 2026 and chaired by Lord Hogan-Howe, former Metropolitan Police … Mar 2026 Health & Social Care Women’s Justice Board report MOJ — A report by members of the Women’s Justice Board setting out recommendations for reducing women’s imprisonment. 15 recs Feb 2026 Justice & Legal Owens Review Dame Lynne Owens · Ministry of Justice — Independent review examining the causes of erroneous prisoner releases across the criminal justice system, triggered by the mistaken … 33 recs Feb 2026 Health & Social Care Neurodivergence Task and Finish Group: report Professor Karen Guldberg · DfE — The conclusions and recommendations of the independent review into ways to support neurodivergent children and young people in … 9 recs Feb 2026 Justice & Legal Youth Justice Board Review Steve Crocker · MOJ — An independent public body review of the Youth Justice Board 17 recs Jan 2026 Policing & Security Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: 2026 review DESNZ — The government has commissioned an independent review of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to assess its performance and … Jan 2026 Justice & Legal Civil court users survey: feasibility study report MOJ — A Government Social Research (GSR) report for a feasibility study of a civil court users survey. Dec 2025 Batters Farming Review Baroness Minette Batters · DEFRA — Independent review commissioned by DEFRA in April 2025 and led by Baroness Minette Batters, former NFU President, to … 57 recs Dec 2025 Hodge Arts Council Review Baroness Margaret Hodge · DCMS — Independent review of Arts Council England examining its governance, strategy, funding model and relationship with the arts sector, … 33 recs Dec 2025 Health & Social Care SaBTO hepatitis E virus (HEV) screening review and recommendations DHSC — Review of UK blood donor screening for hepatitis E virus (HEV), assessing current methods, risks and options to … 6 recs Dec 2025 Health & Social Care Fonagy Review Professor Peter Fonagy OBE · Department of Health and Social Care — Independent review commissioned by DHSC in December 2025 to examine how the health system delivers mental health, ADHD … Nov 2025 Health & Social Care Kingdon review of children’s hearing services: final report Dr Camilla Kingdon · DHSC — Sets out the final report from the independent review of children’s hearing services in England. 12 recs