Performance Tracker
Our flagship report with CIPFA assesses the comparative problems faced by critical public services such as the NHS, schools and the police.
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Rishi Sunak’s public sector pay offer makes sense but is unlikely to stop the strikes
The government appears to have made a breakthrough in ongoing public sector pay disputes, but big questions remain over where the money will be found.
Striking images: What caused the NHS crisis and can it be fixed?
Is there any way to fix the NHS crisis? Rachel Sylvester and Rachel Wolf join on this special episode of Inside Briefing.
Funding changes signal an end to the government’s ambitious social care reform package
Stuart Hoddinott says the government’s latest announcement is short-sighted, stores up problems, and leaves a key manifesto pledge unfulfilled.
The spring budget 2023: the pressures on public services
Ahead of the spring budget, the IfG and CIPFA presented the key findings of their latest Performance Tracker.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update
Public services won’t have returned to pre-pandemic performance by the next election.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - Neighbourhood services
Neighbourhood services – food safety, libraries, road maintenance, and waste collection – entered the pandemic with reduced or changed amenities.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - Hospitals
The NHS is still struggling with the effects of the pandemic, while factors outside of Covid continue to put hospitals under intense pressure.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - General practice
General practice is attempting to cope with a huge surge in demand, putting pressure on an overstretched workforce.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - Adult social care
The government provided additional funding for adult social care in the autumn statement but the workforce crisis is worse than ever.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - Children's social care
Referrals have returned to pre-pandemic levels while the the number of children remaining in care has increased pressure on the system.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - Schools
The government is providing more funding to schools, but teacher training recruitment is at crisis level.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - Criminal courts
The backlog of cases that started during the pandemic will affects courts for years to come.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - Prisons
The prison workforce is insufficient to safely staff all prisons, with some prisoners still being kept locked in their cells for most of the day.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - Police
The nature of police work changed during the height of the pandemic, but is now returning to previous patterns – while some challenges grow.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - Summary
New funding was found for some public services at the autumn statement - but large challenges remain.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - Methodology
Background information on our research for each spending area.
Autumn statement 2022: What have we learnt about Hunt and Sunak’s fiscal plans?
Ben Chu and Richard Hughes joined us to discuss what the new forecasts reveal about the outlook for government, households and public services.
Performance Tracker 2022: Prisons
The prison workforce is insufficient to safely staff all prisons, with some prisoners still being kept locked in their cells for most of the day.
Performance Tracker 2022
Public services won’t have returned to pre-pandemic performance by the next election.
Performance Tracker 2022: Criminal courts
The backlog of cases that started during the pandemic will affects courts for years to come.
Performance Tracker 2022: Police
The nature of police work changed during the height of the pandemic, but is now returning to previous patterns – and some growing challenges.
Performance Tracker 2022: Schools
Schools are attempting to make up for the learning lost during the pandemic, but they face complex challenges.
Performance Tracker 2022: Neighbourhood services
Neighbourhood services – food safety, libraries, road maintenance, and waste collection – entered the pandemic with reduced or changed amenities.
Performance Tracker 2022: Children's social care
Despite a decrease in referrals to social services during the pandemic, the number of children remaining in care added pressure on the system.