One of the CSJ's most notable reports was
Breakthrough Britain. It has also produced well-publicised reports on gang culture, modern slavery, addiction, family breakdown, and educational failure. In 2012 the CSJ announced that it would carry out the study
Breakthrough Britain II. The CSJ has also played important roles in the design and development of
Universal Credit and in championing the introduction of the
Modern Slavery Act 2015.
2017 •
Housing First recommended placing homeless people dealing with problems such as alcohol and drug abuse in permanent accommodation and giving them access to care and training. The approach, known as
Housing First, had been tried out in the United States and adopted by Finland with positive results. Conservative Communities Secretary
Sajid Javid had said that he was keen to examine the scheme. While the CSJ called for a nationwide roll-out of Housing First, the Government announced and allocated £28M funding for a number of Housing First pilot sites in the West Midlands, Liverpool and Manchester. A further report on Housing First was published in 2025. •
Growing the Local called on the government to give
Police and Crime Commissioners additional flexibility to increase the police precept, a set of proposals subsequently adopted and providing additional resources for policing and crime. •
Lowering the Stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals called on the government to reduce the maximum stake from £100 to £2 for
fixed odds betting terminals, which the government duly did in 2018.
2018 •
A Woman-Centred Approach called on the government to scrap plans for up to five new women's prisons and to put funds towards community-based alternatives. The
Ministry of Justice subsequently announced that plans for new women's prisons were being abandoned and set out proposals to pilot five residential centres for women in the community.
2019 • A report called on the government to increase the state pension age to 75. == Structure and operation ==