The study re-interviewed respondents to the 2007- 08 citizenship survey who had reported discrimination in the labour market. It examined in detailed why respondents felt they had been discriminated against.

One of the few studies examining caste discrimination and harassment in Britain, it found evidence suggesting caste discrimination, harassment and bullying in employment, education and the provision of services, including care. The report describes caste in Britain, the population affected by...

Department for Education and Skills Research Report RR658 The increasing prominence of recruitment and retention problems combined with a long-standing concern that the sector faces a Ôretirement bulge' à as academics from the 1960s expansion reach retirement à has lead to concern about...

Unemployment amongst some groups of people with a criminal record is known to be high. This research explores the role of criminal record in employment and, in particular, whether criminal records are a barrier to work. The report also estimates the impact of new legislation (in the Police Act...

To achieve the National Childcare Strategy's aim of expanding the number of childcare places, it is important that recruitment and retention of childcare, early years and play workers is fully understood. The aim of this predominately qualitative research study was to identify key issues...

DfES Research Report no. 409 To view PDF version click here.

Presentations to six seminars organised by the Office of Criminal Justice Reform (Oxford, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Cambridge and Basingstoke) May and June 2006