Read more about the Refugee Integration Outcomes (RIO) project: an innovative joint data linkage project between the Home Office and the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Learn more on Case study: Refugee Integration Outcomes (RIO) projectTeam / Department Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) Situation / Action A new digital spatial planning tool, run by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA), will layer environmental, infrastructure, industrial growth and housing needs. Spatial planning will provide further evidence to support place-based infrastructure investment. A cross-government team has developed the […]
Learn more on Case study: The National Infrastructure Spatial Tool, MHCLGTeam name and Department Early Years Data and Analysis Team, Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted). Situation and Action The Early Years Data and Analysis Team collaborated with civil service analysts and external partners to innovate new granular metrics about childcare accessibility. . They worked across organisational boundaries, including with central […]
Learn more on Case study: Understanding barriers for working parents: where are childcare deserts and oases?, OfstedTeam / Department Digital Analysis Capability Team, Cabinet Office Digital, Cabinet Office. Situation / Action The Government Research & Insights Database (GRID) is a digital technology project that provides digital capability to cross-government data and analysis teams. The primary functionality of GRID includes: Data pipelines (automated data collection) Webforms (user-submitted data collection) Data storage (data warehouse […]
Learn more on Case study: The Government Research & Insights Database (GRID), Cabinet Office DigitalTeam / Department National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) Data and Insight Team, HM Treasury. Situation / Action The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) in HM Treasury (HMT) supports the delivery of the UK government’s largest, most complex and innovative projects in government, a portfolio costing £834 billion. These are projects that […]
Learn more on Case study: Unlocking the potential of major projects’ data, HM TreasuryTeam name and Department Programme for Government (PfG) Wellbeing Framework Development Team, Northern Ireland Executive Office (TEO) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Situation and Action Historically, Northern Ireland’s Programme for Government (PfG) relied on performance indicators tied to specific policies or actions, which changed with each administration. This led to inconsistent reporting, […]
Learn more on Programme for Government Wellbeing Framework Development Team, NISRATeam name and Department HMRC’s National Neurodiversity Network Project Team, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Situation and Action Analysis of HMRC’s 2020 People Survey revealed that neurodivergent employees consistently reported more negative workplace experiences than other colleagues, including those with other disabilities. With an estimated 1 in 7 people being neurodivergent, this could affect up […]
Learn more on Case study: Make Working at HMRC Work for Everyone Survey, HMRCTeam name and Department Rebecca Vincent, Senior Analytical Officer, Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) Project title Understanding barriers for working parents: where are childcare deserts and oases? Situation and Action: With the government’s £14 billion childcare reform rolling out by September 2025, there was a pressing need to understand local […]
Learn more on Case study: Analysis in Government (AiG) Rising Star Award 2025Team name and Department Discovery Analytics Team, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). Situation and Action Horizon scanning for emerging science and technology (S&T) is a critical but complex challenge for defence. With hundreds of thousands of academic papers and scientific articles published monthly, manually identifying disruptive or novel developments was inefficient and unsustainable. Analysts […]
Learn more on Case study: Innovative Horizon Scanning Identifies the Science and Technology of the Future, DstlTeam name and Department Explore Subnational Statistics Team, Office for National Statistics (ONS). Situation and Action Local-level statistics are essential for policy making, but they are often fragmented, inconsistently formatted, and difficult to access – especially for non-technical users. Local authorities and the public struggled to find and interpret data relevant to their areas. The […]
Learn more on Case study: Launching ‘Explore Local Statistics Service’, ONS