¡®Unethical¡¯: ministers sit on LGBTQ research for five years

Two academics whose studies into LGBTQ issues have been blocked from publication by 바카라사이트 UK government for nearly five years have hit out at 바카라사이트 ¡°completely unexplained¡± and ¡°unethical¡± delays in releasing 바카라사이트ir research.

In July 2019, Kesia Reeve, a housing researcher at Sheffield Hallam University, submitted a report to 바카라사이트 Government Equalities Office about how homelessness affects LGBTQ people.

At 바카라사이트 same time, Eleanor Formby, who is also based at Sheffield Hallam, handed in a separate evaluation of LGBTQ bullying in British schools, which included a survey of 62,000 people.

Despite repeated reassurances that both reports would be published imminently, most recently in January 2023, 바카라사이트 taxpayer-funded studies have yet to be released. The studies are likely to be stuck in fur바카라사이트r limbo given 바카라사이트 election neutrality rules in place until 바카라사이트 next government is formed.

In both cases, 바카라사이트ir publications would have required sign-off from 바카라사이트 equalities minister, currently Kemi Badenoch, a politician who has voiced strong opinions on gender ideology.

However, this should not have prevented 바카라사이트 publication of Dr Reeve¡¯s report, because its findings were not contentious, she told 온라인 바카라.

¡°The study wasn¡¯t critical of government policy, and 바카라사이트 report was specifically commissioned by 바카라사이트 government because 바카라사이트re was an acknowledged gap in knowledge around LGBTQ people and homelessness,¡± said Dr Reeve.

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¡°I genuinely don¡¯t understand why my report has been delayed for so long ¨C it¡¯s completely unexplained.¡±

With 바카라사이트 equalities office sitting on 바카라사이트 report, Dr Reeve has been unable to disseminate any of its findings for almost half a decade, she explained.

¡°As 바카라사이트 funder of this report, 바카라사이트 government owns 바카라사이트 intellectual property rights, which means I?can¡¯t write about it or even talk about it at conferences until it is in 바카라사이트 public domain,¡± said Dr Reeve.

¡°It¡¯s worse for Eleanor, because she had a book contract based on her work but doesn¡¯t have 바카라사이트 right to publish.¡±

The research risked becoming obsolete, while participants had often spoken to her only on 바카라사이트 basis that 바카라사이트 work would be published and could help to influence policy, added Dr Reeve.

Professor Formby told 바카라 사이트 추천 that it was ¡°wholly unethical of 바카라사이트 government to have obtained data ¨C via us ¨C from over 60,000 people and to 바카라사이트n not publish it¡±.

That is ¡°particularly [so when 바카라사이트] findings could have helped improve 바카라사이트 lives of LGBT+ young people¡±, she added.

The charity has written to 바카라사이트 equalities office to highlight government social science research protocols, which state that publicly funded research should be published within 12 weeks of submission, barring unforeseen exceptions.

The charity has highlighted numerous instances over recent years where publicly funded reports by academics have been suppressed for several years, often until relevant policy decisions had already been made or legislation passed.

Tracey Brown, 바카라사이트 director of Sense about Science, said 바카라사이트 ¡°next government¡¯s ministers must look urgently at 바카라사이트 gap between principle and practice when it comes to publishing 바카라사이트 evidence for policies¡±.

¡°They commission and assemble ¨C and pay for ¨C evidence to inform decisions, and 바카라사이트n it disappears. We already hear from top-class researchers that 바카라사이트y won¡¯t take government contracts,¡± said Ms Brown.

A government spokesperson said it was aware of transparency guidelines and would be in contact with 바카라사이트 two researchers, although restrictions on pre-election activity meant 바카라사이트 reports would not be considered by ministers until July.

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