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Research governance framework 

The Gambling Commission's Research Governance Framework.

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Published
30 April 2026

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• Research governance framework 

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• Introduction
• • Research at the Gambling Commission
  • The Research Governance Framework
  • Developing and updating the research governance framework
• Ethical gambling research
• • Introduction to ethical gambling research
  • Core research principles and guidelines for ethical gambling research
  • Research involving AI
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Research misconduct
• Ethical approval for gambling research with human participants
• • Which projects require ethical approval
  • General considerations for ethical approval in gambling research
  • The ethical approval process
• The peer review process
• Roles and responsibilities
• Other external research involvement
• Research data governance
• • General principles of research data governance and research data safeguarding
  • What documents are required?
  • Data sharing
• Dissemination of research
• Monitoring, review and data corrections
• Appendices
• • Appendix 1: Ethics Checklist for projects requiring full Ethical Approval
  • Appendix 2: Data management plan checklist checklist
  • Appendix 3: Peer review checklist
  • Appendix 4: Research misconduct

2.3 - Research involving AI

Researchers should maintain a critical approach to using AI and continuously learn how to use it responsibly to gain and maintain AI literacy. This includes being aware of the latest guidance on using AI and understanding what best practice looks like. Research teams should also familiarise themselves with the Concordat to Support Research Integrity and Generative AI (opens in new tab) (PDF), the Data and AI Ethics Framework (opens in new tab) and the Artificial Intelligence Playbook for the UK Government (opens in new tab)(PDF).

Further information for using AI in the public sector can be found at Artificial intelligence resources for the public sector (opens in new tab) (PDF). The Gambling Commission’s approach to using AI can be found on the The Commission’s approach to Artificial Intelligence.

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