Guidance

Implementing the Concordat to Support Research Integrity within government

Guidance requiring all government research to be conducted in accordance with the Concordat to Support Research Integrity, which is a national framework for good research conduct and its governance.

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Government Office for Science
Published
1 February 2022
Last updated
1013 July 2023 — See all updates

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Guidance to implement the Concordat to Support Research Integrity within government

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The guidance addresses the implementation of the Concordat to Support Research Integrity within a government context.

Departmental Chief Scientific Advisers (CSAs), Departmental Directors of Analysis (DDANs) and Analysis Function Heads of Profession have signed up to the principles of the Concordat in relation to research conducted or commissioned by government.

Annual statements on research integrity

These documents are annual statements of research integrity for 2022-2023 published by government departments or bodies:

Department/body Link to Annual Statement for Research Integrity 2022-23
Food Standards Agency https://www.food.gov.uk/our-work/annual-statement-of-compliance-with-the-research-integrity-concordat-for-financial-year-2022-2023
Government Office for Science https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-statement-of-compliance-with-the-concordat-to-support-research-integrity-2022-23
Health and Safety Executive https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/statement-of-compliance.htm
Department for Transport https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dft-statement-of-compliance-with-the-concordat-to-support-research-integrity
Ministry of Defencehttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/20222023-annual-statement-on-research-integrity
National Police Chief’s Councilhttps://science.police.uk/research/resources/national-police-chiefs-council-research-concordat-22-23/

Departmental contacts

The Concordat to Support Research Integrity requires each government department or body to nominate officials to take on the roles of ‘named senior member of staff to oversee research integrity’ and ‘named member of staff who will act as the first point of contact’. The following nominations have been made:

Department/body Member of staff overseeing research integrity First point of contact
Cabinet Office Dr Laura Gilbert and Steffan Jones, joint Chief Analysts chiefanalyst@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Department for Business and Trade Ben Cropper, Director of Analysis, and Professor Julia Sutcliffe, Chief Scientific Adviser research@trade.gov.uk
Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport Professor Tom Rodden, CSA and Alex Wilkinson, Interim Director of Analysis csa@dcms.gov.uk
Department for Education Russell Viner, Chief Scientific Adviser Science.Team@Education.gov.uk
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Justine Bejta, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser sci.eng@defra.gov.uk
Department for Health and Social Care Chris Mullin, Director of Analysis and Chief Economist nihrpolicies@dhsc.gov.uk
Department for Transport Amanda Rowlatt, Chief Analyst CAOMailbox@dft.ghov.uk
Department for Work and Pensions Trevor Huddleston, Chief Scientific Adviser centralresearch.governanceteam@dwp.gov.uk
Food Standards Agency Professor Robin May, Chief Scientific Adviser SERD@food.gov.uk
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Nathanael Bevan, Deputy Director, Research Department researchstandards@fcdo.gov.uk
Government Office for Science Director, GOS – to be confirmed (awaiting start of new Director) researchintegrity@go-science.gov.uk
Health and Safety Executive Professor Andrew Curran, Chief Scientific Adviser hsecsa@hse.gov.uk
Home Office Simon Palmer Chief Analyst and Home Office Analysis and Insight Director and Jason Dewhurst Director of Science & Technology Delivery and Strategy HOAI_Enquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk
Met Office Rebecca McCoy, Head of Office for Science & Technology, Met Office research_integrity@metoffice.gov.uk
Ministry of Defence Dr Nicholas Joad (Director DST and Deputy CSA) and John Curnow (Director of Analysis) DST-research-integrity@mod.gov.uk
Ministry of Justice Chris Drane, Director of Analysis mojgsrhop@justice.gov.uk
National Police Chiefs’ Council Professor Paul Taylor, Police Chief Scientific Advisor Openscience@npcc.police.uk
Office for Standards in Education Alex Jones, Director of Insights and Research research_surveys@ofsted.gov.uk
Published 1 February 2022
Last updated 1013 July 2023 + show all updates

  1. Added two more Annual Statements for Research Integrity for 2022-23, from the Ministry of Defence and the National Police Chief's Council.

  2. Added an annual statement on research integrity for 2022-2023 from the Department of Transport.

  3. Added a new annual statement for research integrity from the Health and Safety Executive for 2022-2023.

  4. Included annual statements on research integrity and departmental contacts.

  5. First published.