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Find data ethics guidance, standards and frameworks

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Find guidance for the responsible use and development of data and data technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), developed by and for government and public sector bodies.

If you have suggestions for guidance, email data.ethics@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk.

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8 guidance documents

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8 guidance documents
Project Phase Planning
  • The Five Safes Framework

    The Five Safes framework is a set of principles which enable data services to provide safe research access to data.

    • Ethical theme: Safety, Security and Robustness and 2 others
    • Organisation: Office for National Statistics
    • Project phase: Planning
    • Technology area: Research and Statistics and 1 others
  • Building public confidence in location data: The ABC of ethical use

    This paper builds on existing data laws and ethical principles, as well as the Geospatial Commission’s own research.

    • Ethical theme: Appropriate Transparency and Explainability and 3 others
    • Organisation: Geospatial Commission
    • Project phase: Across Lifecycle and 1 others
    • Technology area: Data
  • The Model for Responsible Innovation

    The Model for Responsible Innovation is a practical tool created by DSIT’s Responsible Technology Adoption Unit (RTA) to help teams across the public sector and beyond to innovate responsibly with data and AI.

    • Ethical theme: Safety, Security and Robustness and 5 others
    • Organisation: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
    • Project phase: Across Lifecycle and 1 others
    • Technology area: AI and 2 others
  • Ethical considerations related to the inclusivity of data for research and statistics

    This guidance focuses on ethical considerations related to the inclusivity of data for research and statistical projects, addressing inclusivity from the perspective of the UK Statistics Authority’s current data ethics appro…

    • Ethical theme: Safety, Security and Robustness and 4 others
    • Organisation: UK Statistics Authority
    • Project phase: Planning
    • Technology area: Research and Statistics and 1 others
  • Ethical considerations associated with Qualitative Research methods

    This guidance can be used as a practical resource to help researchers identify different ethical issues when conducting qualitative research.

    • Ethical theme: Safety, Security and Robustness and 3 others
    • Organisation: UK Statistics Authority
    • Project phase: Planning
    • Technology area: Research and Statistics
  • Ethics Self-Assessment Tool

    The ethics self-assessment process aims to offer researchers an easy-to-use framework to review the ethics of their projects throughout the research cycle.

    • Ethical theme: Safety, Security and Robustness and 5 others
    • Organisation: UK Statistics Authority
    • Project phase: Planning and 1 others
    • Technology area: Research and Statistics and 1 others
  • Using Data from Third Parties for Research and Statistics: High-Level Ethics Checklist

    This high-level checklist is designed to guide researchers and analysts through some key points that will need to be considered prior to accessing data that has been collected by, or sourced from, third party organisations.

    • Ethical theme: Safety, Security and Robustness and 3 others
    • Organisation: UK Statistics Authority
    • Project phase: Planning
    • Technology area: Data
  • Data Sharing Governance Framework

    This document provides guidance on how to make data sharing more efficient in government departments and agencies.

    • Ethical theme: Accountability and Governance and 1 others
    • Organisation: Central Digital and Data Office and 1 others
    • Project phase: Planning and 1 others
    • Technology area: Data