The Planning Advisory Service (PAS) was formed in 2004 with the aim of helping local authority planning departments to adapt to the developing planning system and to process applications more efficiently.

We were appointed to assist the Service to assess impact soon after its inception. We worked in partnership with programme managers to develop an evaluation methodology for the programme which would provide..

Businesslink.gov.uk is the national online channel for the Business Link programme and is delivered by Serco on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Launched in 2004, it delivers information and services for businesses under thirteen section headings and has a number of guides and toolkits that assist firms to complete particular tasks. From 2008, businesslink.gov.uk is set to become the single online entry point for all business interaction with government.

Since 2004, we have worked closely with businesslink.gov.uk and its stakeholders to provide solutions to several of their research challenges, including...

Envirowise currently stimulates businesses to improve resource efficiency through taking tactical steps to reduce waste and increase effectiveness.

Envirowise wanted to stimulate culture change in businesses to make resource efficiency central to their organisational culture. They needed to identify the messages and tools that would encourage UK businesses to do this and that would result in resource efficiency being embedded in their firms...

The mission of the Energy Saving Trust is to lead 60 million citizens of the UK to act on climate change by helping everyone use energy efficiently so that every home is a low carbon home.

As part of their work the Trust encourages and supports local authorities in their work to improve the sustainable use of energy in their communities. The Energy Saving Trust has several programmes for local authority staff at all levels; from the chief executive to the energy manager. The challenge was to evaluate the overall impact that all of the Trust’s programmes have had on domestic energy consumption and to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the individual programmes...

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