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Without transparency, it is difficult to understand the motivation for a policy, decide whether we agree with it or consider whether it is working. It also helps researchers and specialist contributors evaluate and improve the evidence, and other parts of government and civil society to implement policies effectively. Seeing the evidence base makes for a better public discussion and it is cost saving too, helping government to build on its own previous work and insights. </p> <div style="height:13px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Why missing evidence matters</h4> <p>From policies on Net Zero to welfare to immigration, the public are often denied access to the evidence used by government. In 2016, our <a href="https://senseaboutscience.org/activities/missing-evidence/" title="">Missing Evidence inquiry,</a> led by Lord Justice of Appeal, Rt Hon Sir Stephen Sedley, into the delayed publication of government-commissioned research found that many departments were preventing the release of externally commissioned research designed to contribute to the evaluation and development of public policy.  </p> <p></p> <ul class="accordion-block accordion" data-accordion data-multi-expand="true" data-allow-all-closed="true"> <li class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item> <button id="Recent-examples-of-hidden-evidence" class="h3 accordion-title"> <H4 class="heading-size-3">Recent examples of hidden evidence</H4 > <span class="show-for-sr">Show/hide content</span> <div> <i class="accordion-icon"></i> </div> </button> <div class="accordion-content show-for-sr" data-tab-content> <ul> <li>In the first four months of 2020, <a href="https://senseaboutscience.org/what-counts/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">60% of policies were set out in press releases, with no proper policy papers attached</a> – <strong>preventing rational discussion of how well government plans could deliver their intent, </strong>and input of additional relevant evidence.</li> <li>Our Covid-19 transparency review found that <a href="https://senseaboutscience.org/what-counts/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">90% of Covid-19 policies examined had no clear link to supporting evidence</a> – <strong>denying people the reasoning behind rules and hence the ability to adapt them in their context</strong>.</li> <li>In 2022 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/20/defra-officials-buried-analysis-dire-financial-prospects-hill-farmers-brexit-faming-payments-scheme" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs buried analysis showing negative impacts for some farmers of their new post-Brexit financial scheme</a> because <em>“we only want to publish if we have something which is positive to tell people”</em> – <strong>denying the people affected by these policies a meaningful say</strong>, in order to ensure “<em>ministers are happy with what we put out into the public environment</em>”.</li> <li>Between April 2023 and February 2024 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/20/home-secretary-sacks-borders-watchdog-david-neal-via-zoom" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Home Office failed to publish 15 reports that indicated migration policies were ineffective in addressing border security and causing more harm than good</a> – <strong>hampering discussion of the issue and preventing society from making the best decisions</strong>.</li> <li>In January 2024 it was revealed that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/07/uk-ministers-in-embarrassing-climbdown-over-claims-quad-bike-roll-bars-increase-injury-risk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ministers were refusing to revise quad bike safety regulations because they were relying on outdated research</a>, resulting in the Department for Transport commissioning up to date analysis, but these<strong> delays to improvements that could save lives could have been avoided if government had published the evidence behind their decisions</strong>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/02/government-documents-said-to-blow-gaping-hole-in-its-case-for-cumbrian-coalmine" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Analysis by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy that contradicted the government’s published reasons for approving a new coalmine wasn’t disclosed until over a year later</a> as part of a legal challenge – <strong>undermining public confidence in the original decision</strong>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/rishi-sunak-ordered-publish-secret-32895976" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The HM Treasury was ordered by the Information Commissioner’s Office in May 2024 to disclose their analysis examining the impact of their decision to not extend Universal Credit uplift</a> after refusing to publish the findings since 2021. <strong>The lack of transparency undermined public trust and prevented public discussion of the rationale behind the decision.</strong></li> <li>In 2024, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/16/ministers-knew-about-carers-allowance-problems-three-years-ago-report-reveals" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Department for Work and Pensions was found to have blocked publishing a report for 3 years</a> that detailed the unfair treatment of carers, and officials’ failure to communicate rules effectively to carers, <strong>denying</strong><strong> Parliament the opportunity to scrutinise its decisions and</strong><strong> government the chance to learn from its mistakes.</strong></li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <p>These failures to publish the evidence are not just a failure of ministerial accountability – they result in poor decisions and bad policies that affect all our lives. It means external experts can’t review the evidence used or provide additional evidence that would help make better decisions. People can’t engage in public discussions around the rationale behind policies and we can’t see what evidence was rejected or be confident that ministers were presented with all the options. People cannot be expected to trust – or report or implement – policies when the government obscures its data and reasoning. </p> <div style="height:13px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Public demand for evidence transparency</h4> <p>People want to see the rationale behind important decisions and be able to engage with the evidence-base – or at least know it is available for those who do. Our <a href="https://senseaboutscience.org/what-counts/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">What Counts? scoping inquiry into how well government evidence for Covid-19 served society</a> highlighted a public demand for more open and honest conversations about the evidence informing policies. People from all walks of life, including the retail, education, transport, sport and hospitality sectors, contacted us during the pandemic to express their frustration at being prescribed policy slogans instead of evidence and reasoning. </p> <p>Our survey with Ipsos in 2024 found that <a href="https://senseaboutscience.org/ipsos-sense-about-science-evidence-transparency-2024-survey/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">74% of the public think it is important the government shows all the evidence used to make important policy decisions</a>. This is a significant rise from <a href="https://senseaboutscience.org/activities/is-the-public-confident-in-parliaments-ability-to-scrutinise-government-on-the-evidence-behind-decisions/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">66% in 2023</a> and <a href="https://senseaboutscience.org/activities/public-call-on-government-to-show-all-the-evidence-used-to-make-important-policy-decisions/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">61% in 2022.</a> Only national security was considered a valid exception.  </p> <p>Sense about Science has long advocated for government to meet the public demand to show the evidence-base informing its important policy decisions as part of our #ShowYourWorkings campaign.  </p> <p>With the election of a new government in July 2024 and their public commitment to the “highest integrity and honesty”, we will be assessing major policy announcements against the Evidence transparency framework to see whether a motivated citizen can see what the government is proposing to do and why. </p> <div style="height:13px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button sas_button highlight is-style-fill" id="sas_button-highlight-is-style-fill"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-light-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://senseaboutscience.org/transparency-assessments/">Read our latest transparency assessments</a></div> </div> <div style="height:13px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Lack of political leadership in evidence transparency</h4> <p>The importance of government sharing the evidence behind policy has been repeated for 8 years, in multiple civil service reviews and guidelines. 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