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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.ukhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-statement-of-compliance-with-the-concordat-to-support-research-integrity-2022-23 |
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 | Buxton.InfoCentre@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 |