Find Government publications and other outputs providing evidence on social and economic issues.
Use the links below to access details of outputs of research, statistics and economics for each organisation.
Better policy making: a guide to Regulatory Impact Assessment. Cabinet
Office, 2003 - see Regulatory Impact Assessment Guidance below
Social
Exclusion - Reports from the Social Exclusion Unit (SEU)
Project Reports from the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit, Cabinet Office
Regulatory Impact Assessment Guidance. Cabinet Office, updated 2005 - provides background information on the meaning and purpose of RIAs and step by step guidance on the procedure for preparing and presenting them.
Environment, Fisheries, Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs - Economic and Statistical publications
Summaries of DWP research reports
Employment Relations - Publications from the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)
Employment Relations and Labour Markets - Research, Statistical and Economic publications
Small Businesses - Research publications from the Small Business Service (SBS)
Small Businesses - Statistical publications from the Small Business Service (SBS)
Women and Equality - Research and Publications from the Women and Equality Unit
Economic Indicators and Forecasts for the United Kingdom Economy - Economic and Data tools index
The Bookshelf - On-line products organised by policy area
StatBase - Statistical data from government statistical units across the United Kingdom
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