This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation adds to the evidence base on the scale and impact of fraud on the UK. Fraud is being committed at epidemic levels, but its impact is not as well understood as it should be. This interim report looks to add to the current evidence base,...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at the deep-rooted institutional and cultural problems that undermine the Home Office’s performance. Deep-rooted institutional and cultural problems undermine the Home Office’s performance and approach to crime, immigration, and asylum seekers – and are neglected by ministers at their peril. This report says Suella...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Social Justice looks at breaking down barriers to work for people leaving prison. Britain’s economy is clamouring for workers. So much so that the Government dubbed the main fiscal event of 2023 its “back to work Budget”, introducing a new Universal Support scheme to help tens...

This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust uses hospital data to look at the health care needs of those older people in prison. Tough conditions in prison disproportionately affect older prisoners, and they tend to be in poorer health than the general population. This new Nuffield Trust research funded by The Health Foundation...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Public Data provides technical recommendations on how to address justice system data gaps. Our criminal justice system is rife with data gaps that obscure genuine scrutiny of justice in the UK.  This report maps these data gaps and provides the Ministry of Justice with technical recommendations...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Social Justice looks at Housing First for domestic abuse survivors. The number of people forced into homelessness by an abusive or violent partner has surged by almost a fifth since the pandemic. According to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities between July and September...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Social Justice looks at a new bill to tackle slavery in Britain. The new paper from our joint modern slavery unit ‘Slavery at Home: a new bill to tackle slavery in Britain’ recommends four ways to strengthen the modern slavery system. In 2015 the Modern Slavery...

This report from UK think tank RUSI looks at a national security-based model that draws on characteristics of three other national security policing responses. In 2022, escalating levels of fraud and the spotlight placed on the UK’s role in Russia-related money laundering have given rise to a growing recognition of economic crime as a national...

This report from UK think tank RUSI looks at North Korea's involvement in aspects of the illegal wildlife trade to generate foreign currency. The North Korean government has a long history of involvement in illicit activities to generate foreign currency, which it uses to fund the regime elite and its weapons proliferation programmes, currently subject...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at policy lessons from police surveillance in Buenos Aires and São Paulo. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years have driven the rapid development of facial recognition technologies. Jurisdictions around the world have begun to grapple with the question of how to regulate their use....

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at “Hindutva” and the creation of a false narrative. From 4th-20th September 2022, there was significant civil unrest between ethnic minority groups in Leicester, including vandalism of property, assaults, stabbings and attacks on places of worship. Most notably, on the weekend of 17th September,...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at why it's time to split up the Home Office. The Adam Smith Institute’s latest paper, written by Henry Hill, argues that we should split the Home Office into two new, more focused Departments: Immigration and Security. The Home Office has presided over numerous...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at protecting encryption from the Online Safety Bill. End-to-end encryption is foundational to the proper functioning of our online experience; The Online Safety Bill would—in its current form—undermine end-to-end encryption by empowering Ofcom to demand service providers use ‘accredited technology’ to give them access...

This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at how identity politics is warping police priorities from within. Richard Norrie and Hardeep Singh examine the role of identity politics and how it is warping police priorities from within. The authors take a critical look at the police’s fundamental commitment to impartiality and their role in...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at MoJ's preparations for reunification and their transition back into the department. The reunification of probation services successfully took place on 26 June 2021. The fact that a transition of such scale was delivered as planned with virtually no disruption is impressive, even without...