The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is a UK company that conducts social research on behalf of a range of public bodies, including government departments and agencies, local authorities, universities, research councils and charitable trusts and foundations. It carries out research into all areas of social policy, including health, crime, education, employment, travel, social attitudes and families.
The Centre was founded in 1969 as Social and Community Planning and Research (SCPR) by Professor Roger Jowell and Gerald Hoinville.
