Research at OPRB

An introduction to the research carried out by OPRB.

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Office for the Pay
Review Bodies

Review bodies’ research 

The secretariat teams within the Office for the Pay Review Bodies (OPRB) regularly commission specific research projects on behalf of the individual review bodies they support: 

• Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB) 

• Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) 

• NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) 

• Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB) 

• School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB)

• Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) 

• Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) 

• National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body (NCARRB) 

Cross-cutting research 

The OPRB is responsible for conducting analytical work which includes commissioning cross-cutting research into remuneration, labour markets and other matters of relevance to public sector workforce policy. The Chief Analyst in OPRB is responsible for: 

• improving the evidence and insight available on public sector workforce matters, including through the analysis of labour market data and drawing on external knowledge and expertise 

• working with review bodies and their secretariats to improve the evidence, and analysis of that evidence, available to them 

• effective management of the research budget in order to deliver high-quality and relevant research and achieve value for money 

• supporting the development of the skills and knowledge base in OPRB on analytical issues 

Older research is available on the National Archives website.