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Cross-cutting interests Statistics representing society: How well or poorly do statistics represent society, and what are the impacts of this on how they are used and valued? Office for Statistics Regulation, 2023

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Cross-cutting interests Wider evidence landscape: How are statistics valued and used in the wider evidence landscape, such as in comparison to privately produced statistics, anecdotal evidence or management information, and what influences this? What sets official statistics apart within the wider evidence landscape, how well is this understood, and how does this influence confidence in them, their use and how they are valued? Office for Statistics Regulation, 2023

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Cross-cutting interests Changing world: How have evolutions in our statistical system (such as the greater focus on administrative sources for statistics) influenced how statistics are produced, used, and valued? How may advances in wider society (such as the increasing sophistication of large language models) influence how statistics are produced, used, and valued? Office for Statistics Regulation, 2023

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Cross-cutting interests Interactions: How does the way that statistics are produced influence the value that users get from them, and how can this be addressed to maximise value? To what degree to statistics need to be directly used for them to provide value (or do people value outcomes from others using them instead)? Office for Statistics Regulation, 2023

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Used: Protect the role of statistics in public debate Misuse of statistics: What makes a statistic or data vulnerable to misuse, in what contexts is this more likely (including who is most susceptible to this and why), and how is this best addressed? What are the impacts when statistics or data are misused, how does misinformation propagate? How can public confidence in statistics or data be maintained in the face of misuse? Office for Statistics Regulation, 2023

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Used: Protect the role of statistics in public debate Use of statistics: Who is using official statistics, where do they find them, how are they being used, and what influences this? What do people look for in statistics or data being used as evidence to have confidence in using them, and how can we build this confidence? Office for Statistics Regulation, 2023

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Produced: Uphold the trustworthiness, quality and value of statistics and data used as evidence Value: Building on the work of others, how should we understand and measure the value of statistics and data used as evidence, and what influences this? Office for Statistics Regulation, 2023

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Produced: Uphold the trustworthiness, quality and value of statistics and data used as evidence Quality: How does the quality of statistics and communication of this quality influence public confidence in the statistics? How should the quality of statistics be conceived, measured, and communicated to support users in selecting statistics that are most appropriate for their needs? Office for Statistics Regulation, 2023

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Produced: Uphold the trustworthiness, quality and value of statistics and data used as evidence Trustworthiness: What influences perceived trustworthiness of statistics or data being used as evidence, and how can those across the statistical system increase it? To what degree do people trust official statistics or other data used as evidence, and how much do perceptions of trustworthiness influence this? Office for Statistics Regulation, 2023

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Deliver high quality services, tackle fraud and maximise value for money for the taxpayer. What are the range of modelling approaches and tools for forecasting resource requirements? What are the strengths and limitations of these? Department for Work and Pensions, 2023

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Deliver high quality services, tackle fraud and maximise value for money for the taxpayer. What scope does data analytics and AI have to tailor services to claimants’ needs? What are the benefits and risks of digital services? What is the effectiveness of digital transformation in driving efficiency and improving satisfaction? Department for Work and Pensions, 2023

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Deliver high quality services, tackle fraud and maximise value for money for the taxpayer. What are the best ways to design systems and policy to minimise fraud and error, while maintaining excellent and accessible services? How can DWP maintain the right level of customer service and support, whilst keeping pace with the propensity to commit fraud and tackling new forms of fraud? What future functionality will DWP need to do this? How can the use of technological solutions including machine learning, network analysis and AI be maximised? Department for Work and Pensions, 2023

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Enable disabled people and people with health conditions to start, stay, and succeed in work, and get financial support How could machine learning and predictive analytics be used robustly and ethically to create claimant personas/segments for disability benefits? Department for Work and Pensions, 2023

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Maintain Great Britain’s record as one ofthe safest countries to work in How can effective accountability and governance through complex AI supply chains be achieved? How can joined-up approaches with AI/digital experts in industry and academia be encouraged to develop, share knowledge and resources in ways that leverage synergies and efficiencies? e.g., sandboxes and incorporate learning from international contexts? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Maintain Great Britain’s record as one ofthe safest countries to work in What is required to identify implications for worker health and safety from AI, ensuring it is used safely throughout its lifecycle, including consideration of the interaction between digital and physical systems? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Maintain Great Britain’s record as one ofthe safest countries to work in Keeping pace with the speed of technological change in the workplace, how will workplace digital technologies maintain or improve existing levels of safety, whilst encouraging the benefits they present both in terms of worker health and safety, and effective regulation? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Maintain Great Britain’s record as one ofthe safest countries to work in Is there opportunity to transfer knowledge and skills from experienced operators of hydrocarbon sites to a new generation of plant operators assuming responsibility in the energy transition? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Maintain Great Britain’s record as one ofthe safest countries to work in How should evidence be utilised to determine the significant changes in the work environment (including new technologies, new materials, changes in work practices and changes in the workforce) that will have an impact on the risks to health and safety? How do these changing risks interact and how can they be mitigated? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Maintain Great Britain’s record as one ofthe safest countries to work in How can health and safety systems be improved by effectively linking, utilising and analysing new and current data sets on accident and incident investigation activities? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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Enable industry to innovate safely toprevent major incidents, supporting themove to net zero How can the role of human factors in the safe and effective operation of a new energy system be effectively understood? Health and Safety Executive, 2023

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