Independent Reviews

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 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 … 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. 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 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 … 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 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 Employment & Work Review of the whistleblowing framework in Great Britain DBT — Research into the effectiveness of the whistleblowing framework in Great Britain. 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 … Mar 2025 Employment & Work Plymouth City Council: External assurance review the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy · MHCLG — External assurance review of Plymouth City Council led by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) … 7 recs Mar 2025 Employment & Work Stoke-on-Trent City Council: External assurance review the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy · MHCLG — External assurance review of Stoke-on-Trent City Council led by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) … 15 recs Mar 2025 Employment & Work Cheshire East Council: External assurance review the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy · MHCLG — External assurance review of Cheshire East Council led by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) … 43 recs Mar 2025 Employment & Work Eastbourne Borough Council: External assurance review, 2024-25 the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy · MHCLG — External assurance review of Eastbourne Borough Council led by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) … 34 recs Mar 2025 Employment & Work West Northamptonshire Council: External assurance review the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy · MHCLG — External assurance review of West Northamptonshire Council led by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) … 22 recs Mar 2025 Employment & Work City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council: External assurance review the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy · MHCLG — External assurance review of City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council led by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance … 22 recs Mar 2025 Employment & Work London Borough of Havering Council: External assurance review the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy · MHCLG — External assurance review of London Borough of Havering Council led by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and … 12 recs Mar 2025 Employment & Work Cumberland Council: External Assurance Review the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy · MHCLG — External assurance review of Cumberland Council led by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) undertaken … 20 recs Mar 2025 Employment & Work Medway Council: External assurance review the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy · MHCLG — External assurance review of Medway Council led by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) undertaken … 9 recs Mar 2025 Employment & Work Cumberland Council: External assurance review 2024-25 the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy · MHCLG — External assurance review of Cumberland Council led by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) undertaken … 25 recs Mar 2025 Employment & Work Somerset Council: External assurance review, 2024-25 the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy · MHCLG — External assurance review of Somerset Council led by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) undertaken … 45 recs Mar 2025 Employment & Work Southampton City Council: External assurance review the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy · MHCLG — External assurance review of Southampton City Council led by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) … 34 recs Mar 2025 Employment & Work Westmorland and Furness Council: External assurance review the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy · MHCLG — External assurance review of Westmorland and Furness Council led by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy … 8 recs Mar 2025 Employment & Work Middlesbrough Council: External assurance review the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy · MHCLG — External assurance review of Middlesbrough Council led by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) undertaken … 19 recs Nov 2024 Employment & Work Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2024 to 2025 DBT — The strategy covers 4 main themes: improving the radar picture, improving focus on effectiveness, better joined-up thinking, and … 12 recs Oct 2017 Employment & Work Stevenson/Farmer Review Lord Dennis Stevenson and Paul Farmer · PM — Independent review of mental health and employers. Proposed a framework for employers to better support the mental health … 40 recs