What works in United Kingdom
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Evidence snapshot for United Kingdom
The UK has implemented several evidence-backed initiatives addressing workplace equality, research careers, domestic abuse, and digital inclusion. Mandatory gender pay gap reporting since 2017 has reached over 10,700 employers, coinciding with the OECD median gender wage gap falling from 16.8% to 13.3% (a 3.5 percentage point reduction between 2016–2023). Scotland's 2018 Domestic Abuse Act achieved 93% of charges proceeding to court with conviction rates of 84–91%, while the Daphne Jackson Trust has supported over 500 researchers (predominantly women) returning to work after career breaks since 1992, with more than 70% remaining in research. Digital Lifelines Scotland distributed 3,044 devices and 3,845 connectivity packages to 5,502 people affected by drug use and homelessness from 2021 onwards.
Drawn from: United Kingdom Mandatory Gender Pay Gap Reporting (Equality Act 2010 / 2017 Regulations) · Daphne Jackson Trust — the UK's National Return-to-Research Fellowship Scheme · Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 — Criminalising Coercive Control as a Course of Behaviour · GOV.UK Design System — Four Years of Disabled-User Testing Behind the UK Government's Shared Components · Digital Lifelines Scotland — Devices & Connectivity for People Affected by Drug Use and Homelessness · Justice Transcribe — the UK's AI Note-Taking Tool for Every Probation Officer in England and Wales · UK Peatland Code · 999 BSL — UK Emergency Video Relay Service for Deaf Sign Language Users, With Ofcom's Ex-Post Evaluation
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Transparency, fairness & accountability +17 pts 70 here · 54 average
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced +12 pts 60 here · 48 average
Transparency, ethics & data protection +9 pts 56 here · 47 average
Weaknesses
Impact on gender equality -10 pts 60 here · 70 average
Documented learning -10 pts 64 here · 74 average
Efficiency -20 pts 12 here · 32 average
Demonstrated reach -22 pts 53 here · 76 average
Evaluation evidence -38 pts 11 here · 49 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: United Kingdom. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
United Kingdom Mandatory Gender Pay Gap Reporting (Equality Act 2010 / 2017 Regulations) · 100
Daphne Jackson Trust — the UK's National Return-to-Research Fellowship Scheme · 96
Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 — Criminalising Coercive Control as a Course of Behaviour · 96
Digital Lifelines Scotland — Devices & Connectivity for People Affected by Drug Use and Homelessness · 96
Justice Transcribe — the UK's AI Note-Taking Tool for Every Probation Officer in England and Wales · 93
UK Peatland Code · 93
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Cities with evaluated practice
Where the documented practice in United Kingdom concentrates — each city has its own evidence profile.
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
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- Rated highly transferable
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- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
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- Backed by strong evidence
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- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 6 other places
Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more