A to Z of useful links

B

• BSE Inquiry Report: The Inquiry into BSE and variant CJD in the United Kingdom - House of Commons (October 2000)

C

• Civil Service Code - Cabinet Office (June 2006)
• Code of Practice for Scientific Advisory Committees (CoPSAC) - Government Office for Science (December 2007)
• Commissioner for Public Appointments Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies (August 2005)
• Consultation - Code of Practice - Cabinet Office, September 2005
• Cross-Cutting Review of Science and Research (March 2002) (navigation page) or (PDF)

D

• Data Protection Act 1998
• Departmental Evidence Strategy: CLG
• Departmental Evidence Strategy: DCMS
• Departmental Evidence Strategy: DCSF
• Departmental Evidence Strategy: Defra
  • Our approach to evidence and innovation
  • Defra's S&I Strategy 2003-2006
  • Evidence and innovation: Defra's needs from the sciences over the next 10 years
• Departmental Evidence Strategy: DfT
• Departmental Evidence Strategy: Forestry Commission
• Departmental Evidence Strategy: FSA
• Departmental Evidence Strategy: HO
• Departmental Evidence Strategy: HSE
• Departmental Evidence Strategy: MoD
• Departmental Evidence Strategy: NHS

E

• The Environmental Information Regulations 2004
• Evidence-based policy-making - Evidence Hot links

F

• Foresight
• Freedom of Information Act Guidance

G

• Guidelines on Scientific Analysis in Policy Making (October 2005)

H

• Horizon Scanning Centre (HSC)

M

• Model Code of Practice for Board Members of Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies (see pages 27-34 of publication)

N

• Nolan Principles (Seven Principles of Public Life)

P

• 'Policy Through Dialogue' (Council for Science and Technology Report)
• PSAs - Public Service Agreements: 2008
• Public Appointments
• Public engagement in SET guidelines - Government response to nanotechnology report (February 2005)

R

• Regulatory Impact Assessment Guidance - BERR
• Risk and Uncertainty: Managing risks to the public: appraisal guidance
  - HM Treasury (June 2005)
• Risk and Uncertainty: 'Government Policy on the Management of Risk'
  - House of Lords (7th June 2006)
• Risk and Uncertainty: 'The Orange Book: Management of Risk - Principles and Concepts'
• Risk and Uncertainty: 'Thinking about risk - setting & communicating your risk appetite', including good practice examples

S

• Sainsbury Review
• Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004-2014
• Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004-2014: Next Steps (Applied to Science Base and Innovation rather than GO-Science agendas)
• Science and Society, House of Lords S&T Committee Third Report
  - HMSO (February 2000)
• Science in Government (DIUS)
• Science Reviews website
• Scientific Advice, Risk and Evidence Based Policy Making: Government Response to the House of Commons Select Committee 7th Report (2005-6) (February 2007)
• Scientific Advisory Committees
• Scientific Advisory Committees (SAC) - Code of Practice (CoPSAC)
• Spending Reviews: 2002 - Investing in Innovation: A Strategy for Science, Engineering and Technology (2002) - Chapter 7 (Science in Government)
• Spending Reviews: 2004 Spending Review
• Spending Reviews: 2007 "Long Term Opportunities and Challenges in the 2007 CSR" (November 2006)
• Spending Reviews: 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review

U

• Universal Ethical Code for Scientists