Paul Shepley
Former Data Scientist
Paul's recent work
Local elections 2024: Mayor of the West Midlands
On 2 May 2024, voters in Birmingham and six neighbouring local areas elected Richard Parker as the mayor of the West Midlands.
Local elections 2024: Mayor of Greater Manchester
On 2 May 2024, Andy Burnham was elected for the third time as mayor of Greater Manchester
Government – and society – must be ready to adapt to artificial intelligence
The government should devote much greater attention to preparing for AI’s impact.
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Whitehall Monitor 2023: Methodology
How we produced our analysis for Whitehall Monitor 2023.
Whitehall Monitor 2023 (Conclusion): The year ahead
The ways in which the civil service should change to better serve the UK in 2023 and beyond.
Whitehall Monitor 2023 (Part 3): Civil service effectiveness
This part of Whitehall Monitor 2023 assesses the extent to which the civil service was effective at undertaking its key responsibilities in 2022.
Whitehall Monitor 2023 (Part 2): Government reform
This part of Whitehall Monitor 2023 analyses efforts to reform government, and the civil service in particular, last year.
Whitehall Monitor 2023 (Part 1): The size, cost and make-up of the civil service
This part of Whitehall Monitor 2023 analyses the ways in which the civil service changed in 2022 and what these changes mean for its priorities.
Data sharing between national, devolved and local government
A summary of a roundtable discussion with public servants on data sharing between national, devolved and local government
General Practice Data for Planning and Research
A summary of a roundtable discussion with public servants and others on General Practice Data for Planning and Research.
Data sharing for counter fraud activities
A summary of a roundtable discussion with public servants and others on data sharing for counter fraud activities.
The Clinically Extremely Vulnerable People Service
A summary of a roundtable discussion with public servants and others involved in setting up the Clinically Extremely Vulnerable People Service.
Legislation to support data sharing
What lessons does government need to learn about data sharing from the Covid pandemic?