Guidance: 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.

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.

These documents are annual statements of research integrity for 2025-2026 published by government departments or bodies:

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:

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:

Link added to the UK Health Security Agency annual statement on research integrity 2025

Linked added to the Food Standards Agency's Annual statement of compliance with the Research Integrity Concordat for financial year 2025-2026.

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Links added to the Food Standards Agency's and Department for Health and Social Care's Annual Statements of Compliance with the Research Integrity Concordat.