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Upcoming policy consultations

This page is intended as a source for members to keep up-to-date with open policy consultations that may be of interest to members. It is not an exhaustive list of on-going consultations. It is usually updated weekly on a Thursday. 

Government Consultations 
 
 Department Consultation Closing Date
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology AI Management Essentials tool 29 January 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology DSIT Central Statistics User Engagement Exercise 31 January 2025
Office for Statistics Regulation Code of Practice for Statistics refresh 14 February 2025
Office for Statistics Regulation Public Service Productivity Statistics User Survey 2025 19 February 2025
Intellectual Property Office, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Culture, Media and Sport Copyright and Artificial Intelligence 25 February 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Developing an energy smart data scheme 10 March 2025
HM Revenue & Customs Consultation on changes to HMRC statistics publications 2025 10 April 2025
Ministry of Justice Use of evidence generated by software in criminal proceedings 15 April 2025


Parliamentary Consultations 

 
 Committee Inquiry Closing Date
Foreign Affairs Committee Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy 24 February 2025
Public Accounts Committee Governance and decision-making on major projects Not specified
Public Accounts Committee Government cyber resilience Not specified
Public Accounts Committee Government’s relationship with digital technology suppliers Not specified
Welsh Parliament Implementation of education reforms 31 December 2025


Responding to government consultations can be a useful way for the RSS to influence policy and inform the public debate. At the same time, the government consults on a large number of things and its openness to feedback varies significantly. This means that it does not make sense for the RSS to respond as an organisation to every consultation that might be relevant. We will look to respond organisationally when one or more of the following apply:

  • There is a statistical or data issue that is central and the RSS’s response can highlight and explain the importance of it
  • The issue is especially newsworthy and our comms team would be able to promote our recommendations to the media, and expose our arguments to a wider audience
  • A fundamental principle is at stake and it is important that we advocate for it.

If, based on this, you think that the RSS should be responding to a consultation, please contact policy@rss.org.uk to let us know.

Otherwise, members are encouraged to respond to consultations either collectively or individually. If the response is being coordinated by the committee of a section or special interest group, you can (with the permission of the chair) submit the response as an RSS section. If you are responding as an individual, you can refer to your membership of the RSS.

Please do not present your response as the RSS’s position.

If you do respond to a consultation and would like to share your response with our policy team, we would be keen to be informed of your views. We would be especially grateful to see any responses submitted by sections or special interest groups.