Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 25
25
Accepted
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Train government communications professionals on OSR guidance and update Communication Functional Standard.
Recommendation
We recommend that all government communications professionals are trained on the OSR’s Intelligent Transparency guidance, and that the Government Functional Standard for Communication be updated to make it clear that officials are expected to comply with that guidance.
Government Response Summary
The government accepts the recommendation, stating the GCS has incorporated Intelligent Transparency guidance into its Modern Communications Operating Model and its online Data & Insight for Communicators course, which is available to all GCS professionals, thereby implementing the recommendation.
Paragraph Reference:
91
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The Government accepts the Committee’s recommendation. The Government Communication Service (GCS) have incorporated the Intelligent Transparency guidance into the Data & Insight discipline section of our Modern Communications Operating Model: 'When referring to data and statistics in the public domain you will need to follow the Intelligent Transparency guidance from the Office for Statistics Regulation. For any figure you quote in the public domain, the full study from which they are from will need to be published. You will also need to work with those producing the data and statistics to ensure they are aware and agree with the interpretation in any communications.' We refer to the Intelligent Transparency guidance in the latest update to our online Data & Insight for Communicators course. This training is available to all GCS communications professionals, as part of our GCS Advance Practitioner programme of learning and development. The Government has now implemented this recommendation.