Policy Studies Institute

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History

According to its own website:

The Institute has a long and distinguished history. In its former guise of Political and Economic Planning (PEP), it drew up the blueprint for what became the National Health Service and the Race Relations Act. More recently, it has become respected for its agenda-setting work on young offenders, ethnic diversity, welfare and the labour market.
PSI was formed in 1978 through the merger of Political and Economic Planning (PEP, established in 1931) and the Centre for Studies in Social Policy (CSSP, established in 1972).Source
In 1998 it merged to become an independent subsidiary of the University of Westminster. PSI takes a politically neutral stance on issues of public policy and has no connections with any political party, commercial interest or pressure group. Source

This latter claim is rather undermined by the list of sponsors on a different page of their website - see below.

People

Affiliations

Funding

Sponsors

ESRC grant ref: r000223958

Forum for the Future (funded by BP Solar UK, the Combined Heat and Power Association (CHPA), Eastern Group plc, the Energy Savings Trust, Greenpeace, Johnson Matthey, the Ashden Charitable Trust and the Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation

Biffaward (with contributions from Corus and European Aluminium Association)

CABE

Commission for Racial Equality (CRE)

Defra Horizon Scanning Programme and the Treasury's Evidence-Based Policy Fund

Defra

Department for Education and Skills

Department for Work and Pensions (formerly Department for Social Security)

Department for Work and Pensions

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

Employment Service

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

EPSRC (Sustainable Technologies Initiative/LINK Programme)

EPSRC(Supergen)

ESRC

European Commission DG Research

European Commission

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

National Audit Office

New Zealand Ministry of Social Development

Nuffield Foundation.

Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research

Tyndall Centre

DTI

ACAS

Anglo-German Foundation

Better Government for Older People

Biffaward/Forum for the Future

CABE

Cambridge Econometrics/Environment Agency

Commission of the European Communities - Research Directorate-General

Countryside Agency

DEFRA

DEFRA/Sustainable Development Unit

Department for Education and Employment

Department for Education and Skills

Department for Transport

Department for Work and Pensions

Department of Health

Department of Social Security

Department of Trade and Industry

Department of Trade and Industry

DETR

DfEE

DfES

DWP

DWP (through NCSR)

DWP

Eaga/Forum for the Future

Economic and Social Research Council

Economic and Social Research Council

Employment Service

Enfield and Haringey Teenage Pregnancy Partnership

Environment Agency

EPSRC and the Carbon Trust

Equal Opportunities Commission

ESRC

ESRC

EU DG-Environment

EU

European Commission

European Commission : DG Employment

European Commission DG Environment

European Commission FP6

Forestry Commission

GHK International (European Commission)

GHK International (European Commission)

Goldsmiths College/DfEE

HEFCE

Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

Inland Revenue

INRA

John Lyon`s Charity and City Parochial Foundation

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

JRF

Leverhulme Foundation

Leverhulme

London Councils

NERC, EPSRC, ESRC

Norwegian Research Council

Nuffield

Office of Government Commerce

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation

PREST/EU

Royal Society of Arts

Scottish Executive

Scottish Office

Small Business Service / Department of Trade and Industry / Acas

SPRU (Wellcome Trust)

Trades Union Congress

Trades Union Congress

UNESCAP Source