This research, commissioned by the GLA and undertaken by RCU, establishes a stronger evidence base regarding the place and value of higher level skills (courses, apprenticeships, and qualifications at levels 4 and 5) in London.      The research highlighted the small, uneven and unstable nature of provision at Levels 4 and 5. Across the capital, there are few examples of centres with...

The GLA commissioned independent research into the green skills which are expected to grow in demand as London moves to net zero. It uses GLA Economics’ Identifying Green Occupations to identify green skills currently being funded through the Adult Education Budget (AEB), along with relevant Level 4 and 5 qualifications and apprenticeship data. The report includes interviews with...

This report presents the findings of an exploratory qualitative research project carried out with children and families living in insecure private rented sector accommodation. The aims of the research were to understand the impact of living in the private rented sector on a range of areas of children's lives, including education, health and their sense of security. The findings of this project...

This page contains analyses of serious youth violence conducted by the GLA’s Strategic Crime Analysis team and MOPAC Evidence and Insight Team to inform work to prevent and reduce serious violence affecting young people in London. The page contains 4 separate analyses. The first two analyses in 2018 were produced in support of an over-arching report ‘Progressing a Public Health Approach...

This newsletter series presents a digest of external research that the Greater London Authority (GLA) is making available for the benefit of external stakeholders in tackling the COVID-19 crisis. The City Intelligence Unit at the GLA started to produce the newsletters in April, initially as an internal product for staff in the organisation and in its functional bodies. As from...

This briefing brings together a range of data published on the demographic impact of Covid19 to understand how the city has been affected, covering what is known about Covid-19 cases, before looking at mortality. It provides comparisons with other cities and explains some of the issues which affect the accuracy of such comparisons. And it summarises the emerging evidence of...

This note sets out GLA Economics’ illustrative estimate of the incidence on London households of the planned introduction of the Health and Social Care Levy from 2023/24 (preceded by an interim increase in national insurance contributions (NICs) in 2022/23).