Evaluations

Current Projects

Evaluation of the Sex Offender Community Notification Pilot 
The Scottish Government has commissioned Ipsos MORI to undertake an evaluation of the Sex Offender Notification pilot in the Tayside police force area. The Sex Offender Community Notification Pilot aims to provide a formal route for parents, carers and legal guardians to directly raise child protection concerns and request information about individuals who might present a concern to their family life. The study is a mixed method evaluation involving interviews with parents, carers and legal guardians who have made an application for disclosure, practitioners involved with the disclosure process and registered sex offenders in the Tayside area. The research team will also collect relevant monitoring data and use existing systems to monitor the number and movement of sex offenders in the area.

Ipsos MORI contact: Amy Homes. tel: 0131 220 5699

Evaluation of the ‘Smokeline’ Telephone Advice Service
Ipsos MORI has been commissioned by NHS Health Scotland to undertake an evaluation of the ‘Smokeline’ telephone advice service with the aim of assessing the effectiveness of the service in supporting members of the Scottish public in their attempts to stop smoking. The evaluation involves a quantitative survey of callers immediately following their call to the service using Interactive Voice Recognition Technology, a qualitative telephone follow-up element of a sample of callers and a mystery shopping exercise.

Ipsos MORI contacts: Jane Eunson and Kate Sewel. tel: 0131 220 5699

Evaluation of Return Home Welfare Interviews Pilot
In collaboration with the University of Stirling, Ipsos MORI has been commissioned by the Scottish Government to evaluate a pilot of delivering Return Home Welfare Interviews (RHWI) to young runaways in the Grampian region. The evaluation aims to explore the effectiveness of two alternative models of delivery in order to identify best practice.

The evaluation comprises analysis of quantitative data, qualitative research and a cost effectiveness analysis. Quantitative analysis of police data is being undertaken to examine whether there are any trends in runaway incidents and to profile the young people who run away. The qualitative component consists of semi-structured interviews with a range of key stakeholders involved in the pilot and young people who have had an RHWI. Case studies are also being conducted to provide an in-depth understanding of the RHWI process, outcomes and experiences of all those involved.

Ipsos MORI contact: Jane Eunson. tel: 0131 220 5699

Past projects

Evaluation of Campus Police Officers In Scottish Schools (2010)

Evaluation of the Free School Meals Trial (2008)

Evaluation of the Relocation Advisory Service (2008)

'Big Breakfast' Evaluation (2006)

Review of Choices for Life (2006)

Determined to Succeed – Phase II Evaluation (2005)