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Find data ethics guidance, standards and frameworks

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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9 guidance documents
Organisation Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
  • 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.

  • The PETs Adoption Guide is a question-based flowchart to aid decision-makers in thinking through which Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) may be useful in their projects.

  • This guide introduces key AI assurance concepts and terms and situates them within the wider AI governance landscape.

  • This page provides details about DSIT's portfolio of AI assurance techniques and how to use it.

  • This review considers the impact that an increasing use of algorithmic tools is having on bias in decision-making, the steps that are required to manage risks, and the opportunities that better use of data offers to enhance …

  • A summary of best practice addressing specific challenges of acquiring Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in government.

  • Guidance for procuring and deploying AI responsibly in the HR and recruitment sector.

  • This 7 point framework will help government departments with the safe, sustainable and ethical use of automated or algorithmic decision-making systems.

  • Understand how to use artificial intelligence ethically and safely.