ADR UK and OSR public dialogue on ‘public good’ use of data for research and statistics

A Project Advisory Group was created to ensure key stakeholders were involved to inform how the dialogue was conducted. The group included representatives from:

1.  Office for Statistics Regulation
2. Economic ADR UK Strategic Hub 
3. ADR England
4. The Policy Institute, King’s College London
5. Ada Lovelace Institute
6. UK Research and Innovation
7. DARE UK (Data and Analytics Research Environments UK)
8. UK Statistics Authority

They were invited based on relevant expertise, and their “ability to utilise the dialogue findings to inform their respective organisation’s processes and policies.”

There were 10 participants from a target group of representatives from relevant expert organisations (Restricted).

Participants were recruited invited.

“Broadly, the purpose of the PESG is to act as a central point of contact between ADR UK’s core partners for the purpose of shaping the Public Engagement Strategy and coordinating public engagement activities across the partnership.” (p. 02)

Source: https://www.adruk.org/fileadmin/uploads/adruk/Documents/ADR_UK_Public_Engagement_Strategy_2021-2026.pdf

There were 3 participants.

Rather than seeking a perfect demographic sample of the UK population or using a recruitment agency, the project hired up to three ‘community researchers’ in each nation (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) and tasked them with producing a nation-specific recruitment strategy. Each nation had to recruit approximately 15 people. The community researchers were tasked with considering how to break down local barriers to participation, to identify appropriate modes of invitations and to consider different methods of participation in the project.

There were 10 participants from a target group of members of the public living in a city or rural areas in each of the four nations (Intentional recruitment).

“This public dialogue included four in-person workshops which took place across the UK in London, Cardiff, Glasgow and Belfast, and one online workshop for those who were unable to join in person. In total, 68 people participated in the initial workshops, and ten were invited to a follow-up workshop to clarify workshop discussions and bring together UK-wide viewpoints.”

Source: https://www.adruk.org/fileadmin/uploads/adruk/Documents/PE_reports/ADR_UK_OSR_Public_Dialogue_final_report_October_2022.pdf

There were 68 participants from a target group of members of the public living in a city or rural areas (Intentional recruitment).

Participants were recruited by ‘community researchers’, each working to a nation-specific recruitment strategy.

“A follow-up online workshop took place in July, roughly a month after the initial workshops, to clarify topics and themes discussed in the initial workshops and bring together UK-wide perspectives. Ten of the original participants were invited to attend the follow-up workshop. Representatives from ADR UK and OSR remained in the room for the duration of that workshop. Upon reflection, it was decided that they would leave the room after delivering their explainer presentations for subsequent workshops. This was to allay any potential concerns of participants possibly feeling uncomfortable articulating distrust or criticism towards either ADR UK or OSR.”

Source: https://www.adruk.org/fileadmin/uploads/adruk/Documents/PE_reports/ADR_UK_OSR_Public_Dialogue_final_report_October_2022.pdf

There were 10 participants (Restricted).

Participants were recruited participants from past dialogues.