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The GDS Data Ethics team is planning a refresh of the Data Ethics Framework. We want to ensure the Framework meets user needs and continues to support the responsible use of data and data-driven technologies across the public sector. We are circulating a survey to gather input from the community and help shape the Framework’s next iteration.

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Your response is confidential and will not be shared with anyone outside the Data Ethics team in GDS.
Your email address will only be requested voluntarily. If you choose to provide your email address, it will only be used to contact you for follow-up research.
We may collate and share anonymised summary data with wider teams in GDS and in public communications, such as blogs.

This privacy notice explains how we handle the data collected from you and how we use it.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact the team at data-ethics@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk.

Thank you!

Which best describes your role?

Project manager

Data scientist

Comms & engagement

Analyst

Policy professional

Other (please specify):

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Do you have any conditions that impact your use of technology? Select all that apply (optional)

Sight - I'm blind, partially sighted, colour blind, or have a sensitivity to light

Hearing - I'm deaf or hard of hearing

Speech - I have difficulty speaking clearly

Thinking and understanding - I have autism, a mental health condition, or learning difficulties

Mobility - I have difficulty getting around or using a mouse and keyboard

Temporary - I have an injury

Invisible condition - this could be menopause, a mental health condition, or something else

No, I don't have any conditions that impact my use of technology

Have you ever used, or do you currently use, the UK Data Ethics Framework?

Yes

If yes, in what context have you used the Framework? Please provide as much detail as possible (for example, did you use it as part of a team activity, or solo?)

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Not enough time to use the Framework

The Framework feels outdated

Framework doesn't apply to my role

Don't know how to use the Framework

No barriers

Other (please specify):

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Which principles are relevant to the projects that you work on? Select all that apply.

Safety, Security & Robustness

Privacy

Societal Wellbeing (e.g. sustainability)

Contestability & Redress

Transparency & Explainability

Fairness

Accountability & Governance

Other (please specify):

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Which of the following updates to the Framework would you find useful? Select all that apply.

A modular framework, with modules on specific topics (such as unstructured data)

A section on AI

An interactive platform

A self-scoring section for evaluating ethical risks

Information about other resources

An expanded set of ethical principles

Other (please specify):

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The Data Ethics Framework Refresh - Survey

Which best describes your role?

Do you have any conditions that impact your use of technology? Select all that apply (optional)

Have you ever used, or do you currently use, the UK Data Ethics Framework?

Do you use any other ethics-related guidance, frameworks or tools in your day-to-day work?

Are there any terms or concepts you find unclear in the current Data Ethics Framework?

Does the Data Ethics Framework provide sufficient examples to clarify how to put its principles (transparency, accountability and fairness) into practice?

Are there any ethical risks that you have encountered in your projects that are not captured in the Data Ethics Framework?

Do you find the self-scoring element of the current Data Ethics Framework useful?

Are there any barriers that might prevent you from using the Framework? Select all that apply.

Which principles are relevant to the projects that you work on? Select all that apply.

Which of the following updates to the Framework would you find useful? Select all that apply.

Do you have any other feedback or ideas that haven’t been covered?

Please share your email address below if you're interested in being contacted for workshops and follow-up research.