Independent Reviews

Nov 2025 Health & Social Care Keep Britain Working Review: Final report DWP — Keep Britain Working is an independent review of the role of employers in tackling health based economic inactivity … 3 recs Nov 2025 Employment & Work Sayce Carer's Allowance Review Liz Sayce OBE · DWP — Independent review examining the causes of Carer's Allowance overpayments and how the DWP can better support unpaid carers, … 40 recs Oct 2025 Infected Blood Compensation Authority Independent Review Sir Tyrone Urch and Hazel Hobbs · Infected Blood Compensation Authority — This is a link to an independent review of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority commissioned by the Cabinet … 24 recs Oct 2025 Employment & Work Timms Review Sir Stephen Timms MP · Department for Work and Pensions — An independent review launched by DWP in June 2025 and co-chaired by Sir Stephen Timms MP, Sharron Brennan … Oct 2025 GGR Independent Review Dr Alan Whitehead CBE · DESNZ — Independent review commissioned by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero in February 2025 to … 30 recs Oct 2025 Health & Social Care ACMD review of the evidence on the use and harms of etomidate ACMD — The report presents a review of etomidate and structurally related compounds and subsequent recommendations regarding their classification and … 4 recs Sep 2025 Health & Social Care National workload action group: reports on social worker workload DfE — Reports exploring how to reduce social workers’ workload. 19 recs Sep 2025 Institutional Murphy Windsor Framework Review Lord Murphy of Torfaen · Northern Ireland Office — Statutory independent review of the Windsor Framework commissioned under Schedule 6A to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 following … 16 recs Sep 2025 Employment & Work Independent Review of the Windsor Framework: Report NIO — The Rt Hon Lord Murphy of Torfaen has presented his report to the Secretary of State for Northern … 12 recs Aug 2025 Policing & Security Regulatory Sandbox for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations: Stage 1 DSIT — Outputs from Stage 1 of the Regulatory Sandbox for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO). 61 recs Aug 2025 Justice & Legal Independent Prison Capacity Review: final report Dame Anne Owers · MOJ — The Independent Prison Capacity Review examines the prison capacity crisis and offers recommendations to help future governments avoid … 5 recs Aug 2025 Justice & Legal Prison Capacity Review Dame Anne Owers · Ministry of Justice — Independent review commissioned by the Ministry of Justice in February 2025 and chaired by Dame Anne Owers, former … 5 recs Jul 2025 Employment & Work Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2025 to 2026 DBT — The strategy covers 4 main themes: improving the radar picture, improving focus on effectiveness, better joined-up thinking, and … 8 recs Jul 2025 Health & Social Care Independent review of the physician associate and anaesthesia associate roles: final report Professor Gillian Leng CBE · DHSC — Independent report by Professor Gillian Leng CBE looking at the safety and effectiveness of physician associates and anaesthesia … 18 recs Jul 2025 Employment & Work Review of the whistleblowing framework in Great Britain DBT — Research into the effectiveness of the whistleblowing framework in Great Britain. Jul 2025 Health & Social Care Review of patient safety across the health and care landscape DHSC — Dr Penny Dash's review of patient safety across the health and care landscape in England, which was commissioned … 9 recs Jul 2025 Health & Social Care Dash Patient Safety Review Dr Penny Dash · Department of Health and Social Care — Independent review commissioned by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in October 2024, following Dr … 9 recs Jul 2025 Cunliffe Water Commission Sir Jon Cunliffe · Defra — Independent commission examining the governance, regulation and performance of the water sector in England and Wales, making wide-ranging … 88 recs Jul 2025 Justice & Legal Leveson Criminal Courts Review Sir Brian Leveson · MoJ — Independent review of the criminal courts system in England and Wales examining efficiency, case management, and the use … 45 recs Jun 2025 Institutional Devereux ONS Review Sir Robert Devereux KCB · Cabinet Office — Externally-led review of the Office for National Statistics commissioned jointly by the Cabinet Office and the UK Statistics … 3 recs Jun 2025 Institutional Major transport projects governance and assurance review DfT — Makes recommendations for improving the governance and assurance of major transport infrastructure projects, drawing on the experience of … 89 recs Jun 2025 Education Child safeguarding impact report Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel — Research about supporting local safeguarding partners to learn from serious child safeguarding incidents. 5 recs Jun 2025 Health & Social Care Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector Sir Jon Cunliffe · Independent Water Commission — The Independent Water Commission’s final report sets out recommendations for reform to improve the water sector regulatory system … 88 recs Jun 2025 Employment & Work A review of the evidence for malignant and non-malignant respiratory disease prescriptions commissioned by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) IIAC — The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) commissioned the Institute of Occupational Medicine to carry out a review of … Jun 2025 Defence & Security Strategic Defence Review 2025 Lord Robertson of Port Ellen · Ministry of Defence — The first Strategic Defence Review conducted by reviewers independent of government, commissioned by the Secretary of State for … 62 recs