Tag Archives: quantitative analysis

Review of Respite Care in Wales

Sector:Public Policy
Client:
Published: March, 2011
Document type:

This review for the Welsh Assembly Government presents data on the volume and spend on publicly funded respite care services in Wales for both adults and children/young people, reports on consultations with carers, and makes a number of policy recommendations to the Welsh Assembly Government. The recommendations form the basis of a public consultation by […]

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Statistical Investigation of Needs Proxies

Sector:Public Policy
Client:Independent Commission on Funding & Finance for Wales
Published: January, 2010
Document type:Report

This research was undertaken for the Independent Commission on Funding and Finance for Wales (the ‘Holtham Commission’). Using the funding allocation mechanisms for health, local government and schools in England, the research shows that it is possible to replicate these funding outcomes with a high degree of accuracy by using much simpler needs-based formulae. The […]

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The Costs of Welsh Medium Provision in Higher Education Institutions

Sector:Education
Client:Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW)
Published: June, 2006
Document type:Report

In 2005, London Economics were commissioned by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) to undertake a study to determine in detail the additional costs that can be associated with delivery of courses and modules through the medium of Welsh. Our final report was presented to a sector seminar in September 2006 and HEFCW […]

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