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Public Services Performance Tracker 2025

Labour’s public service plans are less than the sum of their parts.

The Public Services Performance Tracker 2025 annual report, published in partnership with the Nuffield Foundation, provides the most comprehensive stocktake to date of the inheritance left by the Conservative government and the decisions made since Labour came to power. Using more than 250 indicators, it analyses spending, demand, staffing and performance across nine key public services: general practice, hospitals, adult social care, children’s social care, homelessness services, schools, police, criminal courts and prisons.

For the first time, this year’s edition looks at how the quality of public services varies across the country and provides more detailed insights into the drivers of performance. It also provides more in-depth analysis of the cross-cutting issues facing local government, the NHS and criminal justice services.

The report is being published in sections between 15 October and 19 November. A launch event for the report was held on 19 November. 

How successfully have Labour run public services?

An expert panel presents the key findings the IfG's annual Performance Tracker.

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