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Guidance: Implementing the Concordat to Support Research Integrity within government

Government Office For Science

October 26
12:22 2023

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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 || Cabinet Office | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-concordat-to-support-research-integrity-2022-2023|Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dluhc-annual-statement-on-research-integrity-2022-23| Department for Transport | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dft-statement-of-compliance-with-the-concordat-to-support-research-integrity || 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 || Ministry of Defence | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/20222023-annual-statement-on-research-integrity || National Police Chiefs Council | https://science.police.uk/delivery/resources/national-police-chiefs-council-research-concordat-22-23/|Ofsted | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofsted-corporate-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023 (the annual statement on research integrity is at Appendix E of the annual report and accounts).[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofsted-corporate-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023] (the annual statement on research integrity is at Appendix E of the annual report and accounts)(https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofsted-corporate-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023)

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 Ted Hayden, 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)

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