Explore the UK Public Experiments Transparency Hub

Use This Hub to Check the Evidence

This rebuilt page combines the newer Right First Time UK transparency layout with the detailed material from the original site. The original information, evidence routes and source links are kept below rather than being replaced.

1. Read the information

Use the restored sections below for the detailed subject guide and background.

2. Open the evidence

Source, evidence and information links are shown as clear buttons so you can check the underlying material.

3. Check current status

Where a subject changes over time, use the linked official source for the latest published position.

Information & Evidence Shortcuts

Quick access to source links already included in the original RFTUK page.

NHS England: implementing Cass Review recommendations GOV.UK: puberty blockers ban update GOV.UK: PATHWAYS clinical trial update King’s College London: PATHWAYS trial House of Commons Library: hormone treatments briefing ISRCTN clinical trials registry ClinicalTrials.gov Health Research Authority research summaries

Full RFTUK Information & Evidence

Purpose of this hub: This page helps the public find official documents, evidence, contracts, legislation, parliamentary scrutiny, ethics approvals, trial registers and FOI routes for public-sector experiments, trials and high-risk policy programmes.

Important wording: This site tracks evidence and public records. It does not claim that any project is unlawful, harmful or secret unless supported by verified evidence. Always check the original official source.

Health Trials

1. Puberty Blockers / Hormone Treatment for Children

Official documents, NHS policy, Cass Review implementation, clinical trial information and Parliament scrutiny.

Clinical Evidence

2. Clinical Trials and Medical Research Registers

Search official registers for trials involving medicines, children, vaccines, NHS treatments or public health interventions.

Climate Research

3. Climate Cooling / Solar Radiation Modification

Track public research into climate-cooling, solar radiation modification, geoengineering ethics and governance.

Environment

4. Weather, Climate and Environmental Data

Official data sources for climate, weather, environment, emissions and public research.

5. Public Sector AI and Algorithms

Track government algorithmic tools, automated decision systems and transparency records.

Digital ID

6. Digital ID and Verification Services

Digital identity, GOV.UK One Login, verification providers, right-to-work checks and privacy risks.

Surveillance

7. Facial Recognition, Biometrics and Surveillance

Track police, public-sector and supplier use of facial recognition, biometrics and surveillance tools.

Data

8. Data Sharing and Personal Data Rights

Track how public bodies share data, use personal records and comply with data protection law.

Vaccines

9. Vaccine Safety, Trials and Surveillance

Official routes for vaccine safety monitoring, trial approvals, adverse event reporting and public health data.

Schools

10. School-Based Trials and Education Research

Find education trials, interventions, behaviour programmes, data projects and evaluation reports.

Welfare

11. DWP, Benefits and Automated Decision-Making

Track welfare trials, fraud detection tools, AI systems, benefit rules and public scrutiny.

Police

12. Policing Technology and Public Safety Trials

Search police technology contracts, biometrics, drones, predictive tools and accountability routes.

Contracts

13. Contracts, Suppliers and Procurement

Search who is paid to deliver trials, technology, systems, research and public-sector programmes.

Parliament

14. Parliament, Hansard and Written Questions

Track MPs, debates, questions, petitions and committee scrutiny.

Audit

15. Audit, Value for Money and Public Spending Scrutiny

Find National Audit Office reports and Public Accounts Committee investigations.

FOI

16. Freedom of Information and Environmental Information

Use FOI/EIR to request contracts, ethics approvals, correspondence, risk assessments, DPIAs and costs.

Ethics

17. Ethics, Safeguarding and Consent

Check ethical approval, consent processes, safeguarding duties and oversight arrangements.

Complaints

18. Complaints, Regulators and Ombudsmen

Find complaint routes where public bodies, health services, schools or councils are involved.

Questions the Public Should Be Able to Answer

What is being trialled, tested, researched or deployed?
Who approved it?
Who funds it?
Which contractors, universities, charities or companies are involved?
How much public money is being spent?
What risks, harms, benefits and uncertainties have been published?
Was there informed consent?
Were children, disabled people, vulnerable people or excluded groups involved?
What safeguards, ethics approvals and equality assessments exist?
What complaints, FOI, appeal or opt-out routes exist?

Public Accountability Checklist

Find the official public body responsible for the programme.
Check whether it is research, a pilot, a trial, a policy rollout or a live service.
Search GOV.UK, Parliament, Hansard, committee reports and written questions.
Search Contracts Finder and Find a Tender for suppliers, costs and awards.
Check ethics approval, DPIAs, equality impact assessments and safeguarding documents.
Search official statistics, trial registers and published evaluations.
Check whether vulnerable groups are affected and whether consent/opt-out exists.
Use FOI/EIR to request unpublished contracts, emails, risk assessments and reports.
Use complaint routes, regulators and ombudsmen if rights or safety concerns arise.
Keep the hub updated when new evidence, contracts or parliamentary answers appear.

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