Independent Reviews

May 2011 Munro Child Protection Review Professor Eileen Munro · DfE — Independent review of child protection in England, recommending a fundamental shift away from bureaucratic compliance towards professional judgement … 15 recs Mar 2011 Education Tickell Review of the EYFS Dame Clare Tickell · DfE — Independent review of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), recommending a slimmed-down framework focused on learning and development, … 46 recs Mar 2011 Policing & Security Winsor Review Part 1 Tom Winsor · Home Office — First part of an independent review of police officer and staff pay and conditions, commissioned by the Home … 62 recs Mar 2011 Education Wolf Review of Vocational Education Professor Alison Wolf · DfE — Independent review of vocational education for young people aged 14–19 in England, recommending wholesale reform of the qualifications … 27 recs Feb 2011 Employment & Work Davies Women on Boards Review Lord Mervyn Davies · BEIS — Independent review examining obstacles preventing women from reaching senior positions on FTSE 100 and 350 boards. Recommended a … 10 recs Feb 2011 Education Henley Music Education Review Darren Henley · DfE — Independent review of music education in England examining provision and quality in schools. Made 36 recommendations for a … 36 recs Jan 2011 Allen Early Intervention Review (Part 1) Graham Allen · Cabinet Office — First report of the independent review of early intervention, making the case for prioritising early intervention programmes to … 33 recs Dec 2010 Field Review on Poverty and Life Chances Frank Field · Cabinet Office — Independent review on poverty and life chances, proposing a new set of life chances indicators to measure child … 24 recs Nov 2010 Employment & Work Harrington WCA Review (Year 1) Professor Malcolm Harrington · DWP — First statutory annual independent review of the Work Capability Assessment for Employment and Support Allowance, examining the fairness … 25 recs Oct 2010 Young Health & Safety Review Lord Young of Graffham · Cabinet Office — Review of health and safety laws and the compensation culture, commissioned by the Prime Minister. Published October 2010 … 36 recs Oct 2010 Browne Review Lord Browne of Madingley · DfE — Independent review of higher education funding and student finance, recommending the removal of the cap on tuition fees … 27 recs Sep 2010 Lawton Nature Review Professor Sir John Lawton · Defra — Review examining whether England's wildlife sites formed a coherent ecological network capable of responding to climate change. Made … 24 recs Feb 2010 Health & Social Care Francis Inquiry (Mid Staffs 2010) Robert Francis QC · DHSC — Independent inquiry (not statutory) examining care failures at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between January 2005 and March … 18 recs Feb 2010 Health & Social Care Marmot Review Professor Sir Michael Marmot · DHSC — Independent review into health inequalities in England, proposing evidence-based strategies for reducing health inequalities post-2010, covering six policy … 6 recs Jan 2010 Jackson Review Lord Justice Jackson · MoJ — Review of civil litigation costs examining whether costs rules and procedures enable parties to conduct litigation at proportionate … 109 recs Nov 2009 Social Work Task Force Moira Gibb CBE · DfE — Independent review of social work in England proposing a comprehensive reform programme for social work education, training, career … 15 recs Nov 2009 Walker Review Sir David Walker · HM Treasury — Review of corporate governance in UK banks and financial entities examining board effectiveness, risk oversight, remuneration and shareholder … 37 recs Apr 2009 Rose Review Sir Jim Rose · DfE — Independent review of the primary curriculum recommending a revised framework with six areas of learning, stronger emphasis on … 25 recs Mar 2009 Turner Review Lord Turner of Ecchinswell · HM Treasury — FSA review of the global banking crisis examining the causes of the 2008 financial crisis and recommending fundamental … 28 recs Mar 2009 Laming Review (Baby P) Lord Herbert Laming · DfE — Progress report commissioned following the death of Peter Connelly (Baby P) in Haringey, assessing implementation of recommendations from … 58 recs Jun 2008 Pitt Floods Review Sir Michael Pitt · Defra — Independent review of the 2007 summer floods which caused severe disruption across England. Made 92 recommendations covering flood … 92 recs Mar 2008 Health & Social Care Black Review on Health and Work Dame Carol Black · DWP — Review of the health of working-age people examining the economic and personal costs of sickness absence and worklessness, … 18 recs Feb 2008 Policing & Security Flanagan Review of Policing Sir Ronnie Flanagan · Home Office — Independent review of policing in England and Wales, commissioned by the Home Secretary. Published February 2008 with 33 … 33 recs Jan 2008 Health & Social Care Tooke MMC Inquiry Professor Sir John Tooke · DHSC — Independent inquiry into the problems with the Modernising Medical Careers programme which caused widespread difficulties for junior doctors … 47 recs Mar 2007 Justice & Legal Corston Report Baroness Jean Corston · MoJ — Review of women with particular vulnerabilities in the criminal justice system, recommending a fundamental rethink about the way … 43 recs