Welcome to IPF Policy Research

IPF Policy Research provides a unique insightful approach providing evidence based research and consultancy support to the public sector.

IPF Policy Research has established a powerful reputation both enabling local authorities to analyse, support and implement change for improved services and to Central Government departments around the evaluation, formulation of options and the impact of policy decisions.

Current Tools and Projects

HRA Subsidy Analysis

IPF have developed an analysis model to assist with the difficult process of interpreting what the Housing Revenue Account Subsidy Determination means for your authority. This analysis has been developed to help you better understand how your slice of the subsidy is constructed and most importantly, how this compares over time and with others.
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Local Government Financial Settlement Research Tool

IPF have developed a research tool which aims to makes sense of the detailed mathematical information found within the Relative Needs Formula (RNF) by converting the numbers into actual funding allocations for each service, providing a breakdown of the calculations used to determine your authority’s level of funding for 2006/07 and 2007/08.
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Understanding and improving Value for Money

You need to deliver the right performance and outcomes at the lowest possible cost. And you have to be able to prove it. More than ever, it is essential to take a structured approach to achieving consistently good Value for Money. IPF is your ideal partner. We know public services inside out. We can help you implement the right solutions for you and your organisation. Find out how.

Performance Standards

IPF has extensive experience on analysing, collecting and setting performance standards to drive performance improvement in the culture and environmental services sectors for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and the Department of Trade and Industry.

Cost Recovery and Activity Based Costing

IPF are assisting the Department of Constitutional Affairs, Department of Communities and Local Government and Welsh Assembly researching issues around the implementation of the Home Information Packs for the domestic property market and providing expert advice around the impact of policy changes and the options for Cost Recovery.
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Nearest Neighbours Model

IPF produce modelling on Nearest Neighbour comparator groups for the Audit Commission to assist with inter-authority comparisons.
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How can we help?

IPF Policy Research has expertise across the public sector and a comprehensive understanding of the complex issues in the sectors in which we work. IPF Policy Research uses a combination of methods and tools to meet these challenges drawing on internal expertise as well as partners in local, central government and the business community.

Specific areas of expertise are;

Value for money
Comparator analysis and benchmarking
Performance frameworks and policy impact

Contact us

Call us on 0208 667 1144 or email policy@ipf.co.uk and we can talk about what you need and what we can provide.

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