The tables, based on centrally held management information, provide the (a) purpose and (b) cost of research contracts let by the Research, Development and Statistics group within the Home Office, awarded to organisations and bodies not funded by the higher education funding councils in 2007-08 and 2008-09. This includes contracts awarded to individuals who, whilst employed by an institute supported by the higher education funding councils, undertake work in a private capacity. The purpose is taken from the project title held centrally. The values of contracts are classified in the year the contracts were let; some of the costs for the contract would be for future years, as in the case of the largest contract listed—the £15 million for the British Crime Survey of which the majority of costs will be spread over three years. The costs of each contract represent the estimated cost at the time the contract was let and not on the actual costs incurred.
Organisation Title of project Cost (£) Analytica Analysis of IPCC and Biometrics Registration Code of Practice Consultations 59,000 BMRB British Crime Survey 15 million Dr. F. MacDonald Fish Welfare (Animal Procedures Committee) <10,000 Dr. Ronald Clarke I-phones—research on he impact that the launch of the i-phone on crime levels and patterns in the USA <10,000 Eurasylum The use and effectiveness of automated passenger border entry and exit systems: learning from experiences in other countries to inform BIA’s automated clearance strategy 90,000 Evidence Led Solutions Neighbourhood Policing—BCU Process Evaluation; and, A worked anonymised example of a strategic assessment <10,000 Garry Robbins Quality Assurance of the Missing Data <10,000 Geoff Berry Associates Neighbourhood Policing—BCU Process Evaluation <10,000 HVR Consulting Quality Assure the Crime Reduction Modelling Methodology 15,000 ICPR, Kings College Evaluation of the Licensing Act 2003 <10,000 Independent Social Research Evaluation of neighbourhood policing: the experience of black and minority ethnic residents in the first year of implementation 11,000 Institute for Employment Studies Understanding the perspective of potential sponsors on Points Based System (PBS) sponsorship arrangement 21,000 Ipsos MORI Exploration of Regional Variation in Uptake of Powers used to Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour 40,000 Mark Underhill Consultancy Services to Home Office Forensic Science Regulation Unit 80,000 Matrix Protective Service Evaluation (2 projects); and, Routes of Trafficking 489,000 Morgan Harris Burrows Neighbourhood Policing—BCU Process Evaluation <10,000 MVA Consultancy Analysis of IPCC and Biometrics Registration Code of Practice Consultations 90,000 NatCen Extension of Use of FIP System; and, Evaluation of Intensive Family Intervention Projects 47,000 ORC International Home Office Staff Survey 67,000 Perpetuity Research and Consultancy TGAP—research on a variety of projects and interventions to tackle gangs and gang related crime. 50,000 Professor Anthony Culyer Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 Professor C. Dustmann Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 Professor C. Godfrey Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 Professor C. Hale Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 Professor Clive Smee Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 Professor M. Waterson Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 Professor R. Vickerman Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 Professor S. Machin Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 Professor S. Pudney Economic Strategy Panel <10,000 RED Scientific Big Picture Plant—Whole System Modelling 20,000 Risk Solutions An Evaluation of Alcohol Arrest Referral Schemes 150,000 Robert Bramley Expert advisor to the Forensic Science Regulator Unit 13,000 Transparency Research Ltd. Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Programme (VARRP): a process and impact assessment 70,000 York Consulting A review of theoretical and practical issues in the conceptualisation and measurement of labour shortages, skill shortages and skills gaps 15,000
Organisation Purpose (title of project) Cost (£) Alex Hirschfield Regional Team Advisors to the Regional Research and Analysis Team <10,000 Evidence Led Solutions Regional Team Advisors to the Regional Research and Analysis Team (RRAP) and Senior Advisor Extension <10,000 Geoff Berry Regional Team Advisors to the Regional Research and Analysis Team <10,000 Ipsos MORI Neighbourhood Policing—Phase 2 (2 projects); The migrant survey: a feasibility study; and, Business Crime Survey scoping exercise: Methodological work to consider the scope and feasibility of developing a new survey to measure commercial victimisation. 229,000 Julia Wickson Regional Team Advisors to the Regional Research and Analysis Team <10,000 Mike Maguire Regional Team Advisors to the Regional Research and Analysis Team <10,000 Morgan Harris Burrows Regional Team Advisors to the Regional Research and Analysis Team <10,000 ORC International 2007 Staff Survey (Amendment 2) 64,000 UCL Consultants Senior Advisor Extension <10,000