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Understanding what matters: a guide to using patient feedback to transform care DH guide 22 May
Parental experience of services for disabled children DCSF report 13 May
Review of evidence on the impact of economic downturn on disadvantaged groups 12 May
The graduate market in 2009 High Fliers Research report 29 April
Do pensioners have sufficient income to meet their needs? PPI report 28 April
Investing in a low carbon Britain UK Government report 23 April
Migration: a long-run perspective IPPR report 23 April
Child well being and child poverty - CPAG report 21 April
Looked-after children Children, Schools and Families Select Committee report 20 April
Homeowner housing equity through the downturn CML report 17 April
Green jobs: prospects for creating jobs from offshore wind in the UK IPPR report 14 April
How people use and 'misuse' buildings ESRC report 14 April
Employment and earnings in the finance sector EHRC report 9 April
Figures you can trust: briefing on data quality in the NHS Audit Commission report 9 April
The effect of growing up on welfare on the risky behaviour of young people CEPR report 9 April
Low cost home ownership and the credit crunch TSA report 3 April
Innovation across central government - NAO report 26 March
The rural economy and affordable housing UK government report 25 March
The United Kingdoms strategy for countering international terrorism UK government report 24 March
Child well-being and sole parent family structure OECD paper 23 March
Managing highly-skilled labour migration OECD paper 18 March
Future scenarios for variable tuition fees Universities UK report 17 March
Accession to recession: A8 migration in Bristol and Hull Centre for Cities report 16 March
On the state of public health Chief Medical Officers annual report 16 March
Improving services for children in hospital Healthcare Commission report 13 March
The social cost of low literacy skills - CLLRNet report 12 March
Working together - public services on your side - UK Government report 10 March
Fit for purpose Reform report 5 March
Information and communication technology in primary and secondary schools 2005/2008 Ofsted report 3 March
The community order and the suspended sentence order three years on CCJS report 2 March
Slipping up? Impact of the extreme weather on London transport London Assembly report 2 March
Helping government learn NAO report 27 February
A new force Reform report 26 February
Towards a new primary curriculum CPR report 20 February
International Narcotics Control Board annual report 2008 19 February
Protecting NHS staff from violence and aggression: an update Auditor General for Wales report 18 February
Time to change gear? Assessing the current state of the UK transport networks CBI report 18 February
Micro-simulating child poverty in 2010 and 2020 IFS report 18 February
Dying to belong: an in-depth review of street gangs in Britain CSJ report 12 February
Transport trends 2008 DfT report 12 February
Healthy lives, brighter futures: the strategy for children and young people's health DH report 12 February
Public opinion and the jury: an international literature review MoJ report 10 February
The employability challenge - UKCES report 10 February
Save 100,000 homes from repossession CPS report 9 February
A good childhood: searching for values in a competitive age - The Children's Society 5 February
Unmet mental health need in prison Prison Reform Trust report 4 February
In-work poverty: a systematic review - DWP report 4 February
Empowering engagement: a stronger voice for older people DWP report 3 February
Rail overcrowding in London - London Assembly 3 February
Raising young people's higher education aspirations: teachers' attitudes DIUS report 2 February
The potential of migrant and refugee community organisations to influence policy JRF report 2 February
The right to move: a new agenda for social housing Policy Exchange report 30 January
The credit crunch and regeneration: impact and implications CLG report 30 January
Evidence & policy (volume 5, number 1) Policy Press 30 January
Impact of alcohol consumption on young people: a systematic review of published reviews DH report 29 January
Health profile of England 2008 DH report 27 January
The state of social care in England 2007-08 CSCI report 27 January
Management of asylum applications by the UK Border Agency NAO report 23 January
Statistics on NHS stop smoking services in England - NHS Information Centre report 20 January
Improving Scottish education 2005-2008 - HMIE report 16 January
Intoxication and criminal liability - Law Commission report 15 January
Collaboration between higher education institutions - Auditor General for Wales report 14 January
NHS next stage review Health Committee report 13 January
New opportunities: fair chances for the future UK Government report 13 January
Monitoring of the UK Border Agency - Home Affairs Committee report 12 January
Tackling climate change, reducing poverty - NEF report 12 January
Achieving a sustainable solution to low pay and in-work poverty IPPR report 7 January
Awareness of the Criminal Records Bureau CRB report 7 January
Public expenditure - Children, Schools and Families Committee report 7 January
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