Government and Social

At the heart of Beaufort Research is a long tradition of providing high quality social research to the public sector. For over two decades Beaufort has worked with a broad range of clients including central and local government departments, government agencies and quangos. The types of services where Beaufort has particular experience are:

  • Initiative and policy evaluation – often multi-stage projects involving an assessment of the impact and the processes involved in various government interventions
  • Social behaviour and attitudes – establishing public opinion on a variety of social issues to help inform policy and programme development
  • Advertising and communication tracking – pre/post or continuous tracking of awareness and impact of government led communication campaigns
  • Citizens’ panels – regular consultation with a managed panel of local residents to determine opinion and satisfaction with local council services
  • Branding – often qualitative studies that seek to establish optimum brand identity and positioning of new government programmes and initiatives
  • Stakeholder surveys – providing feedback to public sector organisations on how they are perceived by their key stakeholders
  • Employee surveys – assessing job satisfaction among employees and examining factors that motivate or disengage staff

Clients in this area include:

Central Office of Information
Welsh Assembly Government (various departments)
Sports Council for Wales
Arts Council of Wales
Countryside Council for Wales
Forestry Commission
Welsh Language Board
National Museums Wales
National Library of Wales
Food Standards Agency
Basic Skills Agency
Careers Wales
Hybu Cig Cymru / Meat Promotion Wales
Welsh Consumer Council
Cadw
Firebrake Wales
DVLA (Driver and vehicle Licensing Agency)
VOSA (Vehicle and Operators Services Agency)
Cardiff University
UWIC
Cardiff County Council
City and County of Swansea
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Newport City Council
Denbighshire County Council
Bridgend County Borough Council
South Wales Safety Camera Partnership
Cheshire Casualty Reduction Partnership
Bedford & Luton Casualty Reduction Partnership
Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership

View Beaufort’s full client list here

 

Case studies

Understanding the use of Welsh in everyday life

Identifying ways to improve stakeholder engagement

Tracking opinions over time – a citizens’ panel

A deliberative approach for strategic direction