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layout: layouts/ethics.njk | ||
subsection: Ethics | ||
title: Do an ethics assessment | ||
title: Preparing for a service assessment | ||
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We must ensure that our services are inclusive, environmentally friendly, respectful of people's property, and do not harm people. | ||
As part of your service assessment, you’ll be expected to show how you’ve considered the ethics of your service. | ||
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Doing an ethics assessment will help you to: | ||
## Before your assessment | ||
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- design, develop and maintain responsible services | ||
- identify any unintended consequences of your service | ||
Your team should: | ||
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Your team can do ethics assessments at any stage of the life cycle. | ||
1. Read and consider our [ethical principles](/ethics/principles/). | ||
2. [Do an ethics review](/ethics/review/). | ||
3. Define any actions based on your ethics review. | ||
4. Complete actions, or make a plan to tackle them in the next phase. | ||
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### What you need to do an ethics assessment | ||
### If an ethics review is not appropriate | ||
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Make a copy of the ethics assessment template on [Google Docs](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GRHSKxj3_zXubfDkGHQp9Y2_6wpf9_dcB9qCuHQS4xM/edit) or [Miro](https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVPlD7OmE=/?userEmail=laura.parker6@digital.justice.gov.uk&track=true&utm_source=notification&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=add-to-board&utm_content=go-to-board) (both come with instructions). | ||
If your team has read the ethics guidance and decided an ethics review would not be appropriate, you must show what else you’ve done to consider ethics in your service. | ||
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You can do the assessment remotely or in person. | ||
## During your assessment | ||
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There's no time limit, but for reference, it took one team about 2 hours to do the ethics assessment in person using sticky notes. | ||
As part of the service assessment, you’ll be asked one or both of the following questions: | ||
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The outputs you get are likely to vary significantly depending on what your service does, who uses it, which phase of delivery you are at and how information is stored and used. | ||
1. How have you made sure that people will not be harmed by your service? | ||
2. What have you done to ensure that your service is ethical? | ||
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Depending on the output of your ethics review, your team can say one of the following: | ||
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- there were no actions flagged by the review | ||
- you’ve already addressed actions that were flagged | ||
- you’ve not yet addressed the actions, but plan to |
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layout: layouts/ethics.njk | ||
subsection: Ethics | ||
title: Doing an ethics review | ||
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Doing an ethics review will help you: | ||
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- design, develop and maintain responsible services | ||
- identify any unintended consequences of your service | ||
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## How to do an ethics review | ||
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Make a copy of the ethics review template using [Google Docs](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GRHSKxj3_zXubfDkGHQp9Y2_6wpf9_dcB9qCuHQS4xM/edit) or [Miro](https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVPlD7OmE=/?userEmail=laura.parker6@digital.justice.gov.uk&track=true&utm_source=notification&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=add-to-board&utm_content=go-to-board) (both come with instructions). | ||
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You can do the review remotely or in person. There's no time-limit, but for reference, it took one team about 2 hours to do their review in person. | ||
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The outputs you get are likely to vary significantly depending on what your service does, who uses it, which phase of delivery you’re at and how information is stored and used. | ||
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## When to do an ethics review | ||
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Your team should do an ethics review at least once in each phase (discovery, alpha, beta, live) - usually before your service assessment. You can then add actions to your backlog or work on them immediately. | ||
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Even if you’re not doing a service assessment, you should still consider the [ethical principles](/ethics/principles/) and do an ethics review. | ||
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### Discovery | ||
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We would encourage teams to conduct an ethics review at the start of their discovery phase. Consider what you know about your users already. | ||
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You may also decide to revisit your ethics review midway through the phase. | ||
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This will help determine the ethical elements of the problem you’re trying to solve. | ||
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### Alpha | ||
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Given a solution is chosen, we would encourage teams to revisit their ethics review and finalise their views based on the decided solution. | ||
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Think about: | ||
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- anything new you may now need to consider | ||
- if anything is now less risky or no longer an ethical issue | ||
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### Further phases | ||
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As you iterate your service, ethical considerations should be taken whenever there’s a large change or addition. | ||
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If there are any doubts, teams are encouraged to revisit the [ethical principles](/ethics/principles/) and their review to make sure they are following best practice. |
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Is this URL supposed to have Laura's email address in it?
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No, I'll get that updated. Great spot, thank you.