Upcoming policy consultations

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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
UK Statistics Authority (in partnership with the Royal Statistical Society)	UK Statistics Assembly: Call for contributions	3 November 2024
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	Cyber Security Breaches Survey: User-engagement exercise	4 November 2024
Department for Education	Improving the curriculum and assessment system	22 November 2024
Department for Business and Trade	Invest 2035: the UK’s modern industrial strategy	24 November 2024
Department of Health & Social Care and NHS	Change NHS	Organisation responses: 2 Dec 2024 Other responses: unspecified

Parliamentary Consultations 
Committees are in the process of being set up following the General Election on 4 July 2024. These pages will be updated as the Chair and members are appointed or elected, and the committee is established. 
 

Committee	Inquiry	Closing Date
Committee Conduct Committee	Code of Conduct for Members and the Guide to the Code of Conduct	31 October 2024
Modernisation Committee	The work of the Committee	16 December 2024
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.