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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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 2025-2026 published by government departments or bodies:
| Department / body | Annual Statement for Research Integrity 2025-26 |
|---|---|
| Department for Health and Social Care | DHSC annual statement on research integrity: 2025 to 2026 |
| Food Standards Agency | Annual statement of compliance with the Research Integrity Concordat for financial year 2025-2026 |
| Government Office for Science | Annual Statement of Compliance with the Concordat to Support Research Integrity (2025 to 2026) |
| Health and Safety Executive | Statement of compliance with the Concordat to Support Research Integrity for 2025-2026 |
| Ministry of Defence | Annual statement on research integrity: 2025-2026 |
| National Police Chiefs’ Council | National Police Chiefs’ Council Research Concordat 25-26 |
| UK Health Security Agency | UKHSA annual statement on research integrity 2025 |
These documents are annual statements of research integrity for 2024-2025 published by government departments or bodies:
These documents are annual statements of research integrity for 2023-2024 published by government departments or bodies:
These documents are annual statements of research integrity for 2022-2023 published by government departments or bodies:
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 | Steffan Jones, Chief Analyst | research-integrity-concordat@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 Culture, Media and Sport | Professor Tom Crick, CSA, and Urvashi Parashar, 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 | Ian Mulheirn, Chief Analyst | CAOMailbox@dft.ghov.uk |
| Department for Work and Pensions | Catherine Hutchinson, Chief Analyst | 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) | DST-research-integrity@mod.gov.uk |
| Ministry of Justice | Hugh Stickland, interim Chief Scientific Adviser, and 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 |