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Show your commitment to good public engagement in data research

PEDRI co-created the Good Practice Standards to support those working with the public in data research, helping them overcome barriers to effective involvement and engagement. The PEDRI Pledge is a public commitment to adopt these Standards and transform how the public experiences involvement, making it more inclusive, transparent, and impactful.

By making the Pledge, you demonstrate a clear commitment to effective public involvement and engagement in data research and statistics. Signing up connects you to a community of teams and organisations adopting the Good Practice Standards and provides an opportunity to showcase your work through stories published on our website. It supports you in strengthening trust, improving public involvement and engagement, and ensuring data research reflects diverse voices and lived experiences.

The PEDRI Pledge

Good public involvement and engagement is essential to unlock the full potential of data for research and statistics to improve lives. By adopting the PEDRI Good Practice Standards in our work, we pledge…  

  • To work in partnership with the public where all voices matter and differences are respected  
  • To learn and grow together with the public, supporting each other as we explore data research  
  • To have open conversations with the public and learn from their lived experiences  
  • To be clear about our plans and share decision making with the public  
  • To show the public how and when they have made a difference to our work  
  • To engage and involve the public in our work and explore their ideas for change  
  • That our organisation adopts a way of working where everyone understands and respects the importance and value of working with the public 

Ready to get involved?

Complete this short form to sign up to the PEDRI Pledge. A member of the team will be in touch with materials to support you to share your commitment.

Make the Pledge
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Tree graphic representing the Pledge. PEDRI are the roots, the Good practice Standards are the tree trunk, and the Pledge are the branches.

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FAQs

Find out more about what you can expect when making the Pledge.

PEDRI co-created the Good Practice Standards to support those working with the public in the data research to address key barriers to effective public involvement and engagement.

The PEDRI Pledge outlines how the adoption of the PEDRI Good Practice Standards would change the involvement and engagement experience for the public.

Please note that signing up to the Pledge is not the same commitment as registering for PEDRI membership. To find out more about membership options, please visit our membership options page.

Organisations and teams who want to adopt or are currently adopting the PEDRI Good Practice Standards in their own work. 

By signing up to the PEDRI Pledge. You will: 

  • Support the public to make informed choices about involvement and engagement in data research  
  • Show the public what a difference their lived experiences, knowledge and opinions make and how it will shape the research 
  • Encourage the public to be part of data research with professionals and researchers working together in a safe, accessible and inclusive space 

The PEDRI Pledge aligns with all seven of the PEDRI Good Practice Standards. Each section of the Pledge aligns with one of the Standards:

  • Equity, diversity and inclusion > To work in partnership with the public where all voices matter and differences are respected 
  • Data literacy and training > To learn and grow together with the public, supporting each other as we explore data research   
  • Two-way communication > To have open conversations with the public and learn from their lived experiences   
  • Transparency > To be clear about our plans and share decision making with the public   
  • Mutual benefit > To show the public how and when they have made a difference to our work   
  • Effective involvement and engagement > To engage and involve the public in our work and explore their ideas for change   
  • Creating a culture of involvement and engagement > That our organisation adopts a way of working where everyone understands and respects the importance and value of working with the public 

Yes. We will reach out to you to find out how you are adopting the PEDRI Good Practice Standards in your own work.

A Good Practice Standards Toolkit will be launched in April 2026 to provide teams with a structured approach to monitoring their public involvement and engagement activities that aligns with the Good Practice Standards. Completion of this tool will support our evaluation of your commitment to the Pledge. 

You will have the opportunity to share how you have acted on your commitment to the Pledge by writing a blog or story involving the public which we will share on the PEDRI website. 

You will receive: 

  • Social media templates 
  • Virtual sticker 
  • Good Practice Standards Evaluation tool (available from late 2025) 

At PEDRI, we will: 

  • Share your commitment to the Pledge via our social media 
  • Add your team or organisational logo to the Pledge webpage 

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