Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 2
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Acknowledged
Paragraph: 33
The Government has made significant steps in the presentation of data throughout this pandemic, including...
Conclusion
The Government has made significant steps in the presentation of data throughout this pandemic, including through the Covid 19 dashboard. But it is still presenting some graphics which do not meet the basic standards that we would expect. The Committee welcomes UKSA and Royal Statistical Society intervention to support Departments in producing clear graphics.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states its commitment to transparency and its endeavour to publish all statistics and underlying data in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
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Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
The Government is committed to ensuring vital public health information is accessible to all communities across the UK. The Government has overseen a significant effort pulling together data on COVID-19, and has made much of this data and analysis available to the public, primarily through the coronavirus.gov.uk dashboard hosted by Public Health England. Digital teams across departments routinely receive training on how to produce high quality and accessible content, including those with a strong data element. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cabinet Office has brought in additional experts from ONS to lead on the data visualisation of slides for COVID-19 ministerial press briefings, which are subsequently made available to the public via publication on GOV.UK alongside comprehensive statistical notes. These experts have ensured our data visualisation meets accessibility regulations standards, where possible, and applies best practice from the Government Statistical Service. The Cabinet Office and other departments are now adopting this approach across all our digital communications.
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