Social impact bonds (SIBs) are transforming how the public sector pays service providers to deliver services which help deal with complex social problems. The Analysis and Insight team have recently been providing analysis on SIBs for the Office for Civil …
In July, the Minister for Civil Society, Rob Wilson, set out his vision for a Bigger, Stronger Society. At the core of that vision is an ambition to build stronger, more resilient communities where people ask what they can do …
It is a core tenet of the Horizon Scanning Programme that to get a strong grasp of the most important challenges and opportunities for the UK over the long term, we must draw on a broad range of expertise. For …
In July, the Minister for Civil Society set out his vision for a bigger, stronger society, with an ambition to build more resilient communities where people feel empowered and take greater control of the places they live in. The Community …
Next week we’re holding our Cabinet Office Analysts’ Summer Event – it will be a great opportunity for analysts from across the department to share learning and insights, to network with colleagues from other areas and to pick up new …
Have you ever wondered how some teams create an atmosphere of positivity and motivation, even at times of change? Or wanted to know how to turn around low employee engagement or high anxiety – boosting not only your team members’ …
Our previous blog on the Community First (CF) Neighbourhood Fund programme highlighted why we might expect to see community well-being and volunteering increase within areas in which projects have run. But has this actually happened? To test the evidence we …
Measuring how people feel their lives are progressing The Prime Minister speaking at the start of the first Cabinet meeting since the election said “It is absolutely vital that every decision we take, every policy we pursue, every programme we …
Back in 1990 Bill Joy, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems, famously remarked “No matter who you are, most of the smartest people work for someone else.” I find this an interesting quotation in that it seems both provocative and a …
Providing Cabinet Office policy makers and Ministers with expert analysis, evaluation and innovative ways to explore and present data is part of the core mission for Analysis and Insight. Our goal is to ensure we do this efficiently, making the …
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